Blessed - children of the devil

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Movie
German title Blessed - children of the devil
Original title Blessed
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2004
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Simon Fellows
script Robert Mearns
Jayson Rothwell
production Donald Kushner
Ron Schmidt
Pierre Spengler
Andrew Stevens
Brad Wyman
music Stephen Jones
camera Gabriel Kosuth
cut Kant Pan
occupation

Blessed - Children of the Devil (Alternative title: Blessed - Fear not!; Original title: Blessed ) is a British thriller by Simon Fellows from 2004.

action

Samantha and Craig Howard want to have children, but they can't. You contact a doctor who will perform artificial insemination . Samantha becomes pregnant with twins.

Craig, a writer, receives a large sum of money from the religiously interested publisher Earl Sidney for his new novel. Craig's agent is concerned and investigates Sidney - who also owns the fertilization clinic. She calls Craig but dies before she can say anything.

Samantha feels chased by a man with a dark hood. She meets the priest Father Carlo in a bar. Father Carlo tells her that her children are descendants of the devil. It is not a work of God , but that of science. Father Carlo wants Samantha to kill her unborn children. She escapes and locks herself in the bathroom of the house. Father Carlo then sets the house on fire and drives to the clinic, runs over Earl Sydney there and sets the fertilization clinic on fire. He is killing the doctors and himself.

Samantha is saved in time. Shortly afterwards she gave birth to the children in the ambulance. Craig and the ambulance are shocked when they see the first baby; however, the baby is not shown.

Four years later, Samantha's daughters celebrate with other children. The angelic twins are annoyed by a boy. The two girls then look at him sharply - and he falls to the floor without physical impact. When he is turned around by helpers, you can see his contorted face and empty eye sockets. Samantha looks at her creepy daughters in horror.

Reviews

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a "gentle horror film" based on the film Rosemary's Baby . He moves the plot "with skill and convincing actors" into the present, but does not add any new dimensions.

The magazine TV direkt 10/2007 wrote that the film was a horror film of the "soft kind", its production was "solid".

background

The film was shot in Bucharest and had its world premiere on May 16, 2004 at the Cannes International Film Festival . Earl Sidney's cast member David Hemmings died of a heart attack while filming. A dedication at the beginning of the film credits reminds of him.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blessed - Children of the Devil. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ TV direkt 10/2007, page 113
  3. ^ Filming locations for Blessed
  4. Jump up ↑ Blessed premiere dates