THE LAST GATEWAY
dir. Demian Rugna, 2006
Argentina. 105 min.
In English.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 – 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 10PM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 – 10PM

Michael and Marianne recently married and moved into their new home, however they have come to discover that their peaceful lives are about to be turned upside down when Michael starts suffering from severe stomach pains. They will soon discover that the pain comes from a miscalculation made by Victor, a demonologist who has just opened a portal to hell in MIchael’s stomach.

Now both Michael and Marianne have to run from dangerous people who are after this gate while facing horrific creatures that are escaping from the portal that Michael carries in his body. They will soon arrive to a deserted town, which will be plagued with monsters and death. Will Michael find a way out before it is too late?

Demian Rugna’s (WHEN EVIL LURKS) second feature throws everything at the wall, and it is genuinely shocking how much sticks once you get on its wavelength (it opens with some deeply hilarious English dubbing, and there’s a mix of accented English and awful dub applied to the whole thing in a way that feels deeply Italian).

There is a lot of plot to track, as evidenced by the convoluted synopsis above, but it pays off that plotting with ingeniously designed and rendered creature effects, all practical and covered in goop – not to mention that thick sense of impending doom his later work is steeped in.

Fans of Fulci classics like CITY OF THE DEAD, take note – this is for you!