August 14-21, 2009 - 8 Nights Of New Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Movies!

2009 Program

The Forbidden Door

Indonesia, 115 min

Canadian Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Thursday, Aug 20 2009, 7.00pm, Bloor Cinema
$12, $10 Students

The Buzz

“Twisted and gleefully bizarre…fans of David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky this is one for you” – Quiet Earth
Winner, Best Feature Film – Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan)

Synopsis

Gambir has it all. A beautiful wife, a lovely home and a thriving career as the hottest young sculptor in Jakarta. But darkness lies hidden just beneath the surface of Gambir’s seemingly perfect life. His wife forbids him entry to part of his own home, his artwork hides a truly horrific secret, and cryptic notes from an unknown supplicant begging for his help lead Gambir to a secret society paying for made-to-order violence watchable on closed circuit television. Fusing elements of film noir with Park Chan Wook’s icy precision, touches of the Lynchian surreal and sharp, sudden shocks of extreme violence THE FORBIDDEN DOOR is a compelling head-scratcher of a picture.
- Todd Brown

Co-presenter: Reel Asian Film Festival