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The Child Remains

  • 2017
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.1K
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The Child Remains (2017)
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An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror as they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where infants and mothers were murdered.An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror as they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where infants and mothers were murdered.An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror as they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where infants and mothers were murdered.

  • Director
    • Michael Melski
  • Writer
    • Michael Melski
  • Stars
    • Suzanne Clément
    • Allan Hawco
    • Shelley Thompson
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Melski
    • Writer
      • Michael Melski
    • Stars
      • Suzanne Clément
      • Allan Hawco
      • Shelley Thompson
    • 27User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Suzanne Clément
    Suzanne Clément
    • Rae
    Allan Hawco
    Allan Hawco
    • Liam
    Shelley Thompson
    Shelley Thompson
    • Monica
    Géza Kovács
    Géza Kovács
    • Talbot
    Hans Boggild
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Samantha Cade
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Lee J. Campbell
    • Sgt. Grist
    Martha Irving
    Martha Irving
    • Eleanor
    Jackson James
    Rena Kossatz
    • Librarian
    Glenn Lefchak
    • Young Talbot
    Eva Marie Murphy
    Kennedy Pace
    • Background performer
    Annick Sheedy-Maclean
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Lesley Smith
    Lesley Smith
    • Faith
    Ben Stone
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Vanessa Thomas
    • Background performer
    Courtney Turner
    • Background performer
    • Director
      • Michael Melski
    • Writer
      • Michael Melski
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    User reviews27

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    1goodbyebluesky27

    Absolutely Not.

    I should have known when I saw that the words "supernatural" and also "mercy" were misspelled in the trailer that watching this would be a bad idea, and yet I thought I'd give it a try anyways. Big mistake. Stay as far away from this one as you can, ignore the fake reviews, this one is just terrible all around.
    5brenswee

    Categorically not good

    The camera work here is terrible and the effects are worse. Suzanne Clément deserves so much better than this and she is the only reason I haven't given this a 3
    8k_schurawel

    Good spooky film!

    I saw a negitive review from September and I had to follow up with a positive one. This absolutely counts as horror, intriguing plot, spooky turn arounds and as someone who loves traditionally horror (not gore, there is a difference between the two) I think it hit all the boxes and even had two parts I was not expecting!

    I sincerely enjoyed it.. I think any female would be creeped out as its about birth, murder, ghosts and demon babies.

    hits more to home when your body is capable of birth (my bf and I had different reactions) but he still had it be a 7/10.

    Worth a watch! I won't say any spoilers, but it is slow moving and one part your like WHAT? satan?

    so good.
    5narmelan_tharmalingam

    So so horror but cool back story

    If not for the true story factor, this film like several horror films, no offense, would have been yet another cheesy depiction of Christian imagery perversion. However, the true story which is what serves as inspiration for this flick deserves recognition because director and writer Michael Melski uncovers with creativity a dark part of history for The Maritimes - specifically Nova Scotia, that may have been kept swept under the rug. Delivering a horrible box office performance despite the praise received before major release, one may watch this film with floating thoughts about what the documentary may look like during moments of disengagement, as there are plenty of those during this film. The disappointment subsides when you accept early on that this movie is a film that is categorized for the horror genre but it is not truly a horror film. What should be chilling moments are quite comical when you consider how strange dolls can disturb a grown man like Liam played by Allan Hawco to the point he has to leave the doll outside his room in the hall yet this same consideration is not exhibited towards his pregnant wife Rae played by Suzanne Clement who is out walking alone in the woods in a town they never visited before. Nonetheless, the typical atmosphere and elements of creepy are present here: strange house, extraordinary fishy nice mature woman, flashbacks, and wooded surroundings. The Child Remains is worth a watch particularly if you are Canadian - it is just something that makes sense for us. Without a giveaway the highlight is when Suzanna Clément's character screams "I'll see you in hell" followed by the next scene that tells us the day is now Monday.
    6jimmyb-03299

    Actually not that bad

    Pretty good movie with a nice creepy storyline.. worse part of it is the background music is so dam loud its hard to hear what their saying especially during the parts where their explaining everything..

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    • Trivia
      Loosely based on The Ideal Maternity Home (IMH), located in Chester, Nova Scotia. The IMH, which was a maternity home, for unwed mothers, operated from 1928 until 1947 by William Peach Young, a chiropractor and unordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and his wife Lila Gladys Young, a midwife, although she advertised herself as an obstetrician. The business was eventually shut down by the government.
    • Goofs
      When the female star was walking up the stairs picking up coins, the microphone transmission pack outline can clearly be seen under her shirt.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Horror Hotel: The Ape at Horror Hotel (2018)

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2018 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official website
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vahşet Oteli
    • Filming locations
      • The Clockmaker's Inn, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada(filming-location)
    • Production company
      • Malefic Films
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    • Budget
      • CA$1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,464
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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