Damned by Dawn
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Damned by Dawn
| image = Damned by Dawn.jpg
| caption =
| director = Brett Anstey
| producer = Brett Anstey
Luke Gibson
Dave Redman
| writer = Brett Anstey
Russell Friedrich
Rob Townshend
| starring = Renee Willner
Bridget Neval
Dawn Klingberg
Danny Alder
Taryn Eva
Peter Stratford
Mark Taylor
| music = Phil Lambert (composer)
Scott McIntyre
| cinematography = Reg Spoon
| editing = Dave Redman
| studio =
| distributor = Image Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|10|19|Screamfest Film Festival|2010|11|09|United States}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Damned by Dawn is a 2009 Australian independent horror film written and directed by Brett Anstey, starring Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klingberg, Danny Alder, Peter Stratford, Taryn Eva and Mark Taylor. It was released in United States on Blu-ray and DVD by Image Entertainment on 9 November 2010.
Plot
Claire (Renee Willner) goes to see her family living in a squalid farm after 18 months with her boyfriend Paul (Danny Alder). When Claire arrives, she brings with her a mysterious vase containing specific instructions. Living on the farm are her father Bill (Peter Stratford), her younger sister Jen (Taryn Eva) and her old grandmother Nana (Dawn Klingberg) who is about to die after a long illness. She starts speaking to Claire about a strange woman known as "The Banshee" (Bridget Neval) that will take care of her after the death. At first, Claire thinks that her grandmother is raving, but afterwards she starts hearing piercing screams and a female figure enters in their house, walking towards Nana's room. Claire learns that the Banshee actually exists, and has to fight against this female ghost and her spirits wanting to damn the entire family.
Cast
- Renee Willner as Claire, a young woman involved in the fight against the Banshee in order to save her family.
- Bridget Neval as the Banshee, an evil female spirit wanting to damn Claire's family.
- Danny Alder as Paul, Claire's boyfriend.
- Peter Stratford as Bill, Claire's father.
- Dawn Klingberg as Nana, Claire's dying grandmother.
- Taryn Eva as Jen, Claire's younger sister.
- Mark Taylor as Simmo.
- Nina Nicols as a ghost.
- Trent Schwarz as a ghost.
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.damnedbydawnmovie.com}}
- {{IMDb title|1442492|Damned by Dawn}}
- [http://horror.about.com/od/dvdhorrorreviews/gr/Damned-By-Dawn-DVD-Review.htm Damned by Dawn DVD Review on Horror.about.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205132948/http://horror.about.com/od/dvdhorrorreviews/gr/Damned-By-Dawn-DVD-Review.htm |date=5 December 2010 }}
- [http://horrornews.net/5962/film-review-damned-by-dawn-2009 Film Review: Damned by Dawn (2009) on HorrorNews.net]
- [http://wildsidecinema.com/2010/10/damned-by-dawn-2009-australian-horror-oz-terror-krypto-brothers Damned by Dawn (2009) on Wildside Cinema]
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Category:Australian supernatural horror films
Category:Films shot in Australia
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:2000s Australian films
Category:English-language horror films
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