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THE SPINE OF NIGHT

The Spine Of Night

93 MIN / 2021 / USA / ENGLISH / FANTASY, ANIMATION, HORROR

In this ultra-violent, fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

Writer/Director: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King

Producer: Will Battersby, Philip Gelatt, and Jean Rattle

Cast: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello. Also starring: Abby Savage, Larry Fessenden and Rob McClure

Festivals: SXSW, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Beyond Fest, Sitges International Film Festival

 

"A balls-out heavy metal parade"

Film School Rejects

"Wall-to-wall medieval ultraviolence"

The A.V. Club

"A hyper-violent, rotoscoped fantasy throwback"

Observer

"A fantasy anthology epic that spans time"

Bloody Disgusting

"A truly breathtaking accomplishment"

Cinapse

"There is no other work of animation like The Spine of Night"

Film Inquiry

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