A portrait of the broken lives of four people (a vigilante detective, a worried parent, an awkward man looking for love and a suicidal artist) as they all struggle to cope in their religiously-dystopian city.
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- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Eva Green | ... |
Emilia / Sally
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| Ryan Phillippe | ... |
Preest / David Esser
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| Sam Riley | ... |
Milo
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| Bernard Hill | ... |
Peter Esser
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| James Faulkner | ... |
Dr. Earlle / Pastor Bone
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| Stephen Walters | ... |
Wormsnakes / Wasnik
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| Art Malik | ... |
Tarrant
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| Susannah York | ... |
Margaret
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| Richard Coyle | ... |
Dan
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| Kika Markham | ... |
Naomi
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Helmut Christian Kirchmeier | ... |
Street Preacher
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Hilary Sesta | ... |
Female Preacher
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| Matthew Flynn | ... |
Cleric 1
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Janetta Morrow | ... |
Guilty Woman
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| Doug Allen | ... |
Cleric 2
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| Roger Frost | ... |
Washing Machine Preacher
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| Sam Douglas | ... |
Saul
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| Mark Wingett | ... |
Frank Grant
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| Dolly Wells | ... |
Nurse
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| Tim Steed | ... |
Medic 1
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Ray Perrotte | ... |
Medic 2
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Dominic Copestick | ... |
Young Milo
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Nathalie Simmons | ... |
Young Sally
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| Gary Pillai | ... |
Doctor
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| Georgia Mackenzie | ... |
Teri
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| Liz White | ... |
Laura
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| Stuart McQuarrie | ... |
Clunes
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Billy Geraghty | ... |
Teacher
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Shannon Cussens | ... |
Sarah
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Audrey Palmer | ... |
Tarrant's Secretary
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Jotham Annan | ... |
Medic 3
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| Natasha Jenssen | ... |
Flower Girl
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Georgie Lee-Robinson | ... |
Girl at the Bar
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Jermaine Liburd | ... |
Leon
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Andrew Care | ... |
Market Trader (uncredited)
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Jay Fuller | ... |
Monk (uncredited)
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Jeanie Gold | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Sid Karne | ... |
Coffee Boy (uncredited)
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Luke Lynch | ... |
Teddy Boy (uncredited)
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Danielle Victoria Sambrook | ... |
General Market Crowd (uncredited)
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Allan Williams | ... |
Mah Jong Player (uncredited)
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| Chris Wilson | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Evie Wray | ... |
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gerald McMorrow | ||
Written by
| Gerald McMorrow | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mark Brooke | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Peter Carlton | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Fawcett | ... | executive producer |
| Nick O'Hagan | ... | co-producer |
| Alexandra Stone | ... | co-producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | ... | producer |
| Peter Watson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Joby Talbot | ||
Cinematography by
| Ben Davis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peter Christelis | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Andrews | ... | negative cutter |
| Kerri Aungle | ... | negative cutter |
| Nathan Cubitt | ... | first assistant editor: location |
| Ravinder Patria | ... | editor trainee: FT2 |
| Brenna Rangott | ... | first assistant editor |
| Kelly Smith | ... | negative cutter |
| Sabine Smith | ... | negative cutter (as Sabine McDonald) |
| Lee Twohey | ... | dailies colourist |
| Alex Panton | ... | digital intermediate producer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Nina Gold | ||
Production Design by
| Laurence Dorman | ||
Art Direction by
| David Doran | ||
| James Wakefield | ||
| Jan Walker | ||
Set Decoration by
| Dominic Capon | ||
Costume Design by
| Leonie Hartard | ... | (as Léonie Hartard) |
Makeup Department
| Saynab Awaleh | ... | additional assistant hair stylist |
| Elena Diaz | ... | additional makeup artist: reshoots |
| Sarah Downes | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Andrea Finch | ... | makeup supervisor: crowd |
| Etuko Fujiwara | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Gigi Hammond | ... | hair trainee / makeup trainee |
| Marie Le Bihan | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Elizabeth Lewis | ... | crowd makeup coordinator |
| Bea Millas | ... | hair supervisor / makeup supervisor |
| Susana Mota | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Yonny Ospia | ... | additional hair stylist: crowd |
| Yonny Montaña Ospina | ... | additional hair stylist crowd |
| Ayumi Otani | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Emma Sheldrick | ... | makeup artist |
| Giada Venturini | ... | additional hair: crowd / additional makep artist: crowd |
| Wakana Yoshihara | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
| Layla Blackman | ... | post-production supervisor (as Layla Evans) |
| Benjamin Greenacre | ... | production manager (as Ben Greenacre) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Glen Carroll | ... | additional crowd third assistant director |
| Simon Downes | ... | second assistant director |
| Henry Forsyth | ... | third assistant director: crowd |
| Michelle Hooper | ... | third assistant director: additional photography |
| Stuart Jones | ... | floor assistant director |
| Alex Kaye-Besley | ... | third assistant director |
| Mick Ward | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Giles Asbury | ... | storyboard artist |
| Dan Bryant | ... | dressing props |
| Chris Cull | ... | property master |
| James Enright | ... | prop making supervisor: c/o propshop |
| Alice Felton | ... | production buyer |
| Scot Gill | ... | construction rigger |
| Toby Harvard | ... | storyboard artist |
| Stuart Headley-Read | ... | props: dailies |
| Felicity Hickson | ... | graphic artist |
| Bethan Jones | ... | art department assistant |
| Paul Kirby | ... | set designer |
| Dominic Lavery | ... | concept illustrator |
| Melissa Magna | ... | production buyer |
| Lisa McDiarmid | ... | stand-by art director |
| Simon Riley | ... | property storeman |
| Tom Roberts | ... | stand-by props |
| Dominic Sikking | ... | graphic artist |
| Lloyd Vincent | ... | chargehand stand-by props |
| James Wakefield | ... | assistant art director |
| Carl Wilson | ... | senior propmaker |
| Lee Wiseman | ... | props |
| Roger Dengate | ... | CAD & steel fabrication (uncredited) |
| Adriaan Engelbrecht | ... | foam technician (uncredited) |
| Melissa Eybers | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Thomas Jones | ... | weapons mould maker (uncredited) |
| Tanya Peacock | ... | prop maker (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Stuart Bagshaw | ... | foley editor / foley recordist |
| Howard Bargroff | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Thom Berryman | ... | sound transfer engineer |
| Arthur Fenn | ... | boom operator |
| Simon Gershon | ... | sound effects editor |
| Dan Green | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Simon Hayes | ... | production sound mixer |
| Alex Hudd | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Robin Johnson | ... | boom operator |
| Iván Mayoral | ... | sound mixer: Spanish dialogue |
| Bernard O'Reilly | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Andrew Rowe | ... | sound assistant |
| Matthew Skelding | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer |
| Mark Wyllie | ... | recording & mixing engineer |
| Jörg Klaussner | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Danny Hills | ... | special effects trainee |
| Graham Hills | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Craig Leong | ... | special effects technician |
| Matt Lewis | ... | special effects technician |
| Kyle May | ... | special effects assistant |
| Jonathan Wilson | ... | special effects trainee |
| Stuart Wishart | ... | senior special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Louie Alexander | ... | retouch and restoration supervisor: Framestore-CFC |
| Simon Allmark | ... | visual effects editor: Double Negative |
| Szvák Antal | ... | visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects |
| Gergely Barta | ... | digital compositor: Cube Effects |
| Zoltán Benyó | ... | visual effects producer: Cube Effects |
| Zachary Bloom | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore CFC |
| Richard Briscoe | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Clare Brody | ... | data operator: Framestore |
| Mikael Brosset | ... | visual effects: double negative |
| Péter Bujdosó | ... | matte painting supervisor: Cube Effects |
| Paul Burke | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore |
| Andy Burrow | ... | scanning & recording manager |
| Vajda Bálint | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Dave Calub | ... | retouch and restoration: Framestore |
| Ronan Carr | ... | restoration artist: digital restoration |
| Charlotte Collings | ... | visual effects line producer: Machine FX |
| Ryan Cook | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Mark J. Flores Corpuz | ... | digital compositor |
| Zoe Cousins | ... | scanning and recording |
| Mária Czeglédi | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Richard Edwards | ... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Rob Ellis | ... | flame artist |
| Péter Farkas | ... | lead roto artist: Cube Effects |
| Bruno Fernandes | ... | digital compositor: Machine FX |
| Dániel Forgács | ... | lead matchmove artist: Cube Effects |
| Papp Gabriella | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Safiya Gili | ... | digital compositor (as Safiya Ravat) |
| Al Gotsis | ... | title designer |
| Theodor Groeneboom | ... | digital compositor |
| Pete Hanson | ... | studio manager: double negative |
| Adam Hawkes | ... | retouch and restoration supervisor: Framestore-CFC |
| Karsten Hecker | ... | film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC |
| John Inch | ... | retouch and restoration |
| Ludovic Iochem | ... | concept artist: Double Negative |
| Alex Ireland | ... | digital compositor |
| Horváth Gál István | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Liana Jackson | ... | retouch and restoration (as Liana Dunleavy) |
| Reka Kaloczy | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects (as Réka Kálóczy) |
| Brian Krijgsman | ... | digital intermediate colourist: Framestore |
| Edina Laboncz | ... | digital paint and rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Matthew Leach | ... | studio assistant |
| John Lockwood | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| James Long | ... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Kevin Lowery | ... | film mastering engineer |
| Simon Martinsson | ... | digital compositor |
| Gurel Mehmet | ... | concept artist: Double Negative |
| Edwin Metternich | ... | retouch and restoration: Framestore |
| Standish Millennas | ... | visual effects producer: Machine |
| Derek Moore | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Peter Olliff | ... | visual effects editor: Double Negative |
| Alexandra Papavramides | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Nikolett Papp | ... | digital compositor: Cube Effects |
| Adam Parker | ... | retouch and restoration: Framestore |
| Ana Sofia Mestre de Almeida Pereira | ... | roto/prep artist: Double Negative (as Ana Mestre) |
| Gábor Piszter | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Attila Polgár | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| David Preece | ... | film mastering engineer |
| Paul Raeburn | ... | digital compositor |
| Lee Rankin | ... | scanning and recording: Framestore |
| James Reed | ... | scanning and recording |
| Tania Richard | ... | concept artist / matte painter |
| Jimmy Saul | ... | scanning and recording |
| Foad Shah | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Asa Shoul | ... | digital colourist |
| Andrew Simmonds | ... | digital artist |
| Jeevan Singaram | ... | digital compositor |
| Nick Stanley | ... | retouch and restoration: Framestore |
| Jim Steel | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Steve Street | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Makai Szabolcs | ... | visual effects line producer: Cube Effects |
| Gábor Székely | ... | technical director: Cube Effects |
| Richard Sällqvist | ... | digital compositor |
| Ria Tamok | ... | digital compositor: Cube Effects |
| Pál Tauszig | ... | digital compositor: Cube Effects |
| Odean Thompson | ... | digital paint artist: restoration: Framestore |
| Jenõ Udvardi | ... | visual effects producer: Cube Effects |
| Christoph Unger | ... | digital artist: matte painter |
| Dan Victoire | ... | conform editor |
| Attila Vócsa | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Guy Williams | ... | environment lead |
| Ammann Christine Wong | ... | digital compositor (as Christine Wong) |
| Kris Wright | ... | visual effects producer: Double Negative (as Kristopher Wright) |
| Péter Závorszky | ... | visual effects production manager: Cube Effects |
| Taz Lodder | ... | technical support: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Veronica Marcano | ... | scanning and recording operator: Framestore (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Nikki Berwick | ... | stunt double (as Nicola Berwick) |
| Bruce Cain | ... | stunt performer |
| Levan Doran | ... | stunt performer |
| James Embree | ... | stunt performer |
| Rick English | ... | stunt performer |
| James Fiddy | ... | stunt double: Sam Riley (uncredited) |
| James Grogan | ... | stunt performer |
| Paul Herbert | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Vincent Keane | ... | fight coordinator |
| Maurice Lee | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Flemming | ... | key grip |
| Matthew Hall | ... | practical electrician |
| Lewis Hume | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Lee Knight | ... | best boy |
| Gavin MacArthur | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography |
| Keith Manning | ... | grip |
| Mihalis Margaritis | ... | focus puller: dailies |
| Barry McCullagh | ... | electrician |
| Michael McDermott | ... | gaffer |
| Danny McGee | ... | practical electrician |
| Joe McGee | ... | practical electrician |
| Julian Morson | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Gary Parnham | ... | rigging electrician |
| Clive Prior | ... | focus puller |
| Sam Renton | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Kat Spencer | ... | camera trainee |
| Charlie Whitaker | ... | second assistant camera: dailies |
Casting Department
| Robert Sterne | ... | casting associate |
| Rose Wicksteed | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Katarina Borosová | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Katarina Borosova) |
| Anne T. Delaney | ... | costume maker |
| Tabitha Doyle | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Una Hickey | ... | costume trainee |
| Calandra Meredith | ... | key costumer |
| Catherine Pearson | ... | costume trainee: crowd |
| Silvana Sacco | ... | key ager & dyer (as Silvana Succo) / key ager & dyer |
Location Management
| Benjamin Bailey | ... | location assistant |
| Andrew Dalmahoy | ... | location scout |
| Hannah Lamb | ... | location assistant |
| Helene Lenszner | ... | location manager |
| Amy McCombe | ... | assistant location manager |
| Josh Yudkin | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Richard Chester | ... | assistant composer |
| Rob Farrer | ... | musician: percussion |
| Ben Foskett | ... | orchestrator |
| Ben Foster | ... | orchestrator |
| Catherine Manners | ... | music score coordinator |
| Hilary Skewes | ... | musician contractor |
| Joby Talbot | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Mark Wyllie | ... | recording & mixing engineer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Catherine Allinson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Stuart Morgan | ... | picture vehicle co-ordinator |
| George Morris | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
| Rod Patterson | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Nadira Azermai | ... | production assistant: dailies |
| Matthew Baker | ... | development executive |
| Oliver Barron | ... | epk director |
| Charles Bodycomb | ... | armourer |
| Daniel Brogan | ... | floor runner |
| Daniel Budd | ... | first assistant accountant |
| James Carter-Johnson | ... | Production & Development Assistant: Recorded Picture Company |
| Roisin Carty | ... | dialect coach |
| Chee-Lan Chan | ... | Assistant to the director |
| Devis Damonte | ... | assistant: cast |
| Emma Davie | ... | unit publicist |
| David Devine | ... | health and safety advisor |
| Nazmeen Dhansey | ... | cashier |
| Dave Freeman | ... | concept artwork / opening title sequence by |
| Ella Harris | ... | floor runner |
| Paula Hind | ... | production runner |
| Neil Hodge | ... | head chef |
| Joe Jamieson | ... | set runner |
| Alainée Kent | ... | assistant: Alexandra Stone |
| Richard Mansell | ... | business affairs: Recorded Picture Company |
| Emily Manthorpe | ... | runner |
| Charlotte Amelia Miles | ... | floor runner |
| John Miles | ... | production accountant |
| Philie Naughten | ... | production coordinator |
| Tiziano Niero | ... | epk shooter |
| Toby Spanton | ... | additional floor runner |
| Matt Storey | ... | floor runner |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | investors representative |
| Antony Swiatek | ... | production legal: Olswang |
| Tarquin Glass | ... | runner: Recorded Picture Company (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Aramid Entertainment Fund (financed by)
- Film4 (financed by)
- UK Film Council (financed by)
Distributors
- Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Contender Entertainment Group (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Inmoa Entertainment (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Seville Pictures (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Adso Films (2020) (Spain)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- At Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- DeAPlaneta (2010) (Spain)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Image Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Ledafilms (2009) (Argentina)
- Movies Inspired (2020) (Italy)
- Quality Films (2009) (Mexico)
- Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG)
- Machine (visual effects)
- Prime Focus World (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Aramid Capital Partners (funding)
- Aramid Entertainment Fund (funding)
- Bonded Services (film storage)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Eastside Communications (publicity: Germany)
- EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency (child extras)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Film4 (funding)
- Kodak (motion picture film supplied by)
- Propshop (prop makers)
- Rapid Talent (extras casting)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production services)
- UK Computamatch (negative cutting)
- UK Film Council (funding)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Preest is a masked vigilante detective, searching for his nemesis on the streets of Meanwhile City, a monolithic fantasy metropolis ruthlessly governed by faith and religious fervor. Esser is a broken man, searching for his wayward son amongst the rough streets of London's homeless. Milo is a heartbroken thirty-something desperately trying to find a way back to the purity of first love. Emilia is a beautiful art student; her suicidal art projects are becoming increasingly more complex and deadly. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Reality hasn't got a prayer. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | $75,225, 27 Feb 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Preests statement - "If a god is willing to prevent evil, but not able, then he is not omnipotent. If he is able, but not willing, then he must be malevolent. If he is neither able or willing then why call him a god? Why else do bad things happen to good people?" - is almost directly lifted from Epicurus, who is credited with first expounding the problem of evil. David Hume in his Dialogues concerning Natural Religion (1779) cited Epicurus in stating the argument as a series of questions: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?" See more » |
| Goofs | The man talking to Milo in the room where the red haired woman disappeared to and another unseen character added some tiles to his original cross shaped design on the table. After Milo leaves the camera tilts down as the man writes into his notebook and the additional tiles are gone, reverting back to the cross shape. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Catacombs Bar See more » |
| Quotes |
Preest:
If a god is willing to prevent evil, but not able, then he is not omnipotent. If he is able, but not willing, then he must be malevolent. If he is neither able or willing then why call him a god? Why else do bad things happen to good people? See more » |