Malevolent (2018 film)

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Malevolent
Official release poster
Directed by	Olaf de Fleur
Screenplay by	Ben Ketai Eva Konstantopoulos
Based on	Hush by Eva Konstantopoulos
Produced by	Brian Coffey Danny Sherman
Starring	Florence Pugh Ben Lloyd-Hughes Scott Chambers Georgina Bevan James Cosmo Celia Imrie
Cinematography	Bjarni Felix Bjarnason
Edited by	David Arthur Zach Clark
Music by	Al Hardiman
Production companies	Netflix Catalyst Global Media Sigma Films Thruline Entertainment
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Malevolent is a 2018 British horror film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson from a screenplay by Ben Ketai and Eva Konstantopoulos, based on the novel Hush by Konstantopoulos.^[1] The film centers on a team of scam artists who are making money from faked paranormal encounters. During an assignment at a country house, the team get more than they bargained for and one by one, they begin to lose grip on reality.

The film stars Florence Pugh, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Scott Chambers, Georgina Bevan, James Cosmo, and Celia Imrie. It was released on 5 October 2018 by Netflix.^[1]

Plot[]

In 1986 Scotland, Angela and Jackson are American siblings who, with a small team of paranormal investigators, run a fake medium scam on clients who believe their houses are haunted. The team uses the reputation of the siblings' late mother to promote Angela's powers as a medium. Jackson orchestrates the scams because of a debt he owes to loan sharks.

During their latest assignment, strange incidents occur, causing Angela to worry about the parallels to her mother, who heard voices and wound up committing suicide because she saw people who weren't there. A new client, Mrs. Greene, requests they come to stop the girls' "screaming." Angela is too disturbed and shaken from their last assignment so she turns down the request; she looks into the history of the caller's house and discovers that the owner’s foster children were all found dead with their mouths sewn shut 15 years prior, and her son was blamed. Jackson, needing the money to pay off the loan sharks, agrees to the job, despite reluctance from his sister.

Jackson and his team of technicians formulate a plan to con Mrs. Greene. While Elliot follows Angela, filming around the mansion, she sees spirits of the murdered girls and follows them into the restricted East Wing, where the floor collapses. Angela, Elliot, and Jackson discover the place where the girls had been kept.

Mrs. Greene informs Jackson that they have failed and she believes them to be scam artists. Jackson starts seeing things himself and finally decides to abandon the job after Mrs. Greene hints that she was involved in the girls' murders. Jackson finds Beth, his technician/girlfriend, unconscious with her mouth sewn shut in the attic. Attempting to flee with the others, Jackson crashes the car into a tree, killing Beth.

The siblings are captured one by one by Herman, Greene’s son, with Jackson being first. Mrs. Greene cuts out Jackson's tongue, hammers out his teeth and sews his mouth shut before ordering her son, Herman, to kill him. Their cameraman Elliot manages to kill Herman just as Mrs. Greene gets started on Angela. The spirits of the dead girls appear and Angela pleads and begs with them to help. They begin to scream, distracting Mrs. Greene long enough for Angela to free herself and kill her. Limping to the road for help, Angela sees Jackson's ghost searching for Beth before wandering away.

Angela and Elliot are taken to the hospital. On the phone to her grandfather, Angela tells him, "I'm not alone" as a dark shadow passes over her, presumably either Jackson or her mother.

Cast[]

Release[]

The film was released on 5 October 2018 by Netflix.

References[]

2. Malevolent Triva - IMDb.com

External links[]

• Malevolent on Netflix
• Malevolent at IMDb