The Hamiltons
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- For the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
celebrity couple, see Neil HamiltonNeil Hamilton (politician)Mostyn Neil Hamilton is a former British barrister, teacher and Conservative MP. Since losing his seat in 1997 and leaving politics, Hamilton and his wife Christine have become media celebrities...
and Christine HamiltonChristine HamiltonChristine Hamilton is a British television personality and author, and the wife of former British Member of Parliament Neil Hamilton who was Minister for Corporate Affairs between 1992-1994....
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The Hamiltons is an independent
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by the Butcher Brothers
The Butcher Brothers
The Butcher Brothers are the filmmaking alter-egos of American film directors Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores.-Biography:Their first feature film The Hamiltons was the winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Malibu International Film Festival and released by Lions Gate...
(Mitchell Altieri
Mitchell Altieri
Mitchell Altieri is an American film director, producer and writer.His first feature film Lurking in Suburbia was discovered by Sundance Film Festival programmer Trevor Groth...
and Phil Flores
Phil Flores
Phil Flores is an American film director, producer and writer.-References:* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282921/...
) and the winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Malibu International Film Festival. It was also selected for the film festival, 8 Films To Die For
8 Films to Die For
After Dark Horrorfest is an annual horror film festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with "secret" bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA...
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Plot
A suburban family harbors a dark secret: When their parents are killed in a tragic accident, eldest Hamilton sibling David (Samuel Child) relocates the surviving family members to a quiet California suburb and assumes the responsibility of caring for his orphaned siblings Wendell (Joseph McKelheer), Darlene (Mackenzie FirgensMackenzie Firgens
-Early life:Firgens was born in Burbank, California, close to Hollywood, and was raised by her musician/actor father and singer/artist mother. She has said that she knew she wanted to be an actor from a young age, and would put on plays for her parents and friends, often playing several roles. She...
), and Francis (Cory Knauf). While twins Wendell and Darlene seem to share a bizarre incestuous bond that separates them from the rest of the siblings, Francis acquires a video camera that previously belonged to his deceased parents and sets out preparing a school project about his family. The all-seeing lens of Francis' roving camera begins to reveal that something malevolent is going on inside the Hamilton's picturesque abode. His family hides a dark secret; they are secretly kidnapping and murdering strangers. When Francis begins to fall for one of his family's latest victims, he must finally make a decision: does he rescue her or join his family once and for all?
Cast
- Cory Knauf as Francis Hamilton
- Samuel Child as David Hamilton
- Joseph McKelheer as Wendell Hamilton
- Mackenzie Firgens as Darlene Hamilton
- Rebekah Hoyle as Samantha Teal
- Brittany Daniel as Dani Cummings
- Al Liner as Paul Glenn
- Jena Hunt as Kitty Davies
- Tara Glass as Jenna Smith
- Larry Laverty as Larry Davies
- Joe Egender as Allen Davies
- Nicholas Fanella as Lenny Hamilton
- Jackie Honea as Mrs. Hamilton
- John Krause as Mr. Hamilton
- Nathan Parker as Hot Pants