The Sick House
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The Sickhouse is a 2007
horror film, directed by Curtis Radclyffe, produced by Charlotte Wontner and starring Gina Philips
, Kellie Shirley
and Alex Hassell
.
. The 'suits' at her museum don't buy her theories and they give the approval for the hospital's imminent demolition. That night Anna risks everything, and breaks back into the hospital to prove her suspicions.
Reaching for a mysterious ancient artifact, she slips and falls. Meanwhile, Nick's 21st birthday celebrations are culminating in chaos. He just wanted a good night out with girlfriend Joolz, best mate Steve, and Steve's younger brother, Clive. But a little innocent joy-riding goes badly wrong. After a fatal hit-and-run the teenagers hide out in the hospital and their fates become intertwined with Anna's. With luckless synchronicity, two worlds collide and the ancient force that has snared the young people starts to play out its cruel game. Anna has unwittingly resurrected the malevolent spirit of a hideous medieval plague doctor, and one by one they will all encounter his evil reincarnation
- their fates mirroring the cruel deaths of his victims 350 years ago. History is repeating itself.
Anna works against the clock to unlock the secrets of the murderous plague doctor. In a twisted version of Alice Through The Looking Glass, the young people find themselves fighting for their lives - and souls - in a long-forgotten medieval underworld. The only way out is for Anna to confront the plague doctor. Can she destroy him, and stop his evil spreading like a plague epidemic, into today's world? A shocking mystery that began centuries ago needs solving but even Anna cannot see that she herself is the final piece of the puzzle. Time is her enemy and death is only the beginning.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
horror film, directed by Curtis Radclyffe, produced by Charlotte Wontner and starring Gina Philips
Gina Philips
Gina Philips is an American actress.Philips was born Gina Consolo in Miami Beach, Florida. She is known for her recurring roles on David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal as Sandy Hingle and Boston Public as Jenna Miller...
, Kellie Shirley
Kellie Shirley
Kellie Shirley is a British actress. She is mostly known the role of Carly Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders up until 2008...
and Alex Hassell
Alex Hassell
Alex Hassell is a British actor born September 17, 1980 in Southend. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex...
.
Plot
Anna is an ambitious young archaeologist who desperately needs the kudos of an important find, but her work is ruined when the authorities suddenly shut down the old hospital in which she is working. Plague spores contaminate its medieval foundations. Anna is convinced that this ancient plague site holds an even darker secret. In her research she has stumbled on a murderous pattern of unexplained child deaths. This is a very cold case; the children disappeared in 1665, the year of the Great PlagueGreat Plague of London
The Great Plague was a massive outbreak of disease in the Kingdom of England that killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London's population. The disease is identified as bubonic plague, an infection by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted through a flea vector...
. The 'suits' at her museum don't buy her theories and they give the approval for the hospital's imminent demolition. That night Anna risks everything, and breaks back into the hospital to prove her suspicions.
Reaching for a mysterious ancient artifact, she slips and falls. Meanwhile, Nick's 21st birthday celebrations are culminating in chaos. He just wanted a good night out with girlfriend Joolz, best mate Steve, and Steve's younger brother, Clive. But a little innocent joy-riding goes badly wrong. After a fatal hit-and-run the teenagers hide out in the hospital and their fates become intertwined with Anna's. With luckless synchronicity, two worlds collide and the ancient force that has snared the young people starts to play out its cruel game. Anna has unwittingly resurrected the malevolent spirit of a hideous medieval plague doctor, and one by one they will all encounter his evil reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
- their fates mirroring the cruel deaths of his victims 350 years ago. History is repeating itself.
Anna works against the clock to unlock the secrets of the murderous plague doctor. In a twisted version of Alice Through The Looking Glass, the young people find themselves fighting for their lives - and souls - in a long-forgotten medieval underworld. The only way out is for Anna to confront the plague doctor. Can she destroy him, and stop his evil spreading like a plague epidemic, into today's world? A shocking mystery that began centuries ago needs solving but even Anna cannot see that she herself is the final piece of the puzzle. Time is her enemy and death is only the beginning.
Cast
- Gina PhilipsGina PhilipsGina Philips is an American actress.Philips was born Gina Consolo in Miami Beach, Florida. She is known for her recurring roles on David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal as Sandy Hingle and Boston Public as Jenna Miller...
as Anna - Alex HassellAlex HassellAlex Hassell is a British actor born September 17, 1980 in Southend. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex...
as Nick - Kellie ShirleyKellie ShirleyKellie Shirley is a British actress. She is mostly known the role of Carly Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders up until 2008...
as Joolz - Andrew KnottAndrew KnottAndrew Knott is an English actor.- Biography :Knott was born in Salford and now lives in Yorkshire. His first acting was done in British television and radio programmes. He was trained in the Oldham Theatre Workshop...
as Steve - Jack BaileyJack BaileyJack Bailey was an American actor and daytime game show host. He was born in Hampton, Iowa, and died in Santa Monica, California.-Career:...
as Clive - John LebarJohn LebarJohn Lebar is a British actor known for his giant stature. He stands at . His inside leg measurement is long.In 2007 he starred as a plague doctor in The Sick House....
as the Plague Doctor - Romla Walker as Professor Joan Holland
- Tom WontnerTom WontnerTom Wontner is a British film actor, writer, and producer. His films include My Yacht , Witch's Spring , Hard Case , and several short films....
as Frank - Gregg HarrisGregg HarrisGregg Eugene Harris was a figure in the Christian homeschooling movement from 1981 through the mid-1990s and now serves as a teaching elder at Gresham Household of Faith, which serves as an experiment in local church reform...
as Dave - Abe Buckoke as the Ragged Boy
Crew
- Director: Curtis Radclyffe
- Producer: Charlotte Wontner & Shripal Morakhia
- Line Producer: Alok Kapur
- Director of Photography: Sam McCurdy
- Production Designer: Mike Kane
- Special makeup & Prosthetics: Paul Hyett
- Editor: Joe Pisani, Kate Evans
- Screenplay: Romla Walker
- Sound: Adrian Bell
- Music: Richard Fox and Lauren Yason