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Film · 2019

Eli

Directed by Ciarán Foy · starring Nathaniel Woolsey, Charlie Shotwell and Kelly Reilly

  • 1 h 38 min
  • Drama · Mystery
  • USA
  • 6.4 Users7 votes
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Synopsis

Bringing to reality this script written by David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing, Ciaran Foy, director of one of the chapters of the Netflix series 'The Curse of Hill House', has returned to terror with 'Eli'.

This movie of 2019, after separating the rights of distribution to Paramount, finally premiered on the Netflix streaming platform in mid-October 2019 in different countries of the world, including Spain.

Eli, played by the young actor Charlie Shotwell, is a child who suffers from an autoimmune disease that causes him to have to live away from all physical contact with other people, including his family. His parents, played by Kelly Reilly and Max Martini, try to help him as much as possible and even move to a germ-free mansion so he receives the right treatment.

Once there, a treatment will begin on the hand of Dr. Horn, played by Lili Taylor. This method will only lead you to feel worse and have horrible nightmares that will be confused with reality, at that time you will start to doubt if you were in more danger outside or within those four walls.

When it seems that in this dilemma Eli is alone, he will be accompanied by Haley, played by Sadie Sink, with whom he will share his greatest fears and his darkest dreams.

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The essentials

Runtime
98 min1 hour and 38 minutes
Budget
$14.1mParamount Pictures
How long is Eli?
1 hour and 38 minutes (98 minutes).
Who directed Eli?
Ciarán Foy.
Who is in Eli?
It stars Nathaniel Woolsey, Charlie Shotwell, Kelly Reilly and Max Martini.
Where can I watch Eli?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Netflix.
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Cast

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Director
Ciarán Foy
Writers
Ian B. Goldberg, Richard Naing
Producers
Matt Alvarez

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Subtitled trailer in panish 'Eli' 2:185 February 2020

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Reviews

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Soundtrack

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Trivia

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  • It is not any name

    There is a reason that the screenwriter has chosen that the child be called Eli. "El" means God or spirit in Aramaic and the suffix "I" means mine, my god.

  • Every name makes sense

    The name of Eli's mother, Rose, also has a meaning beyond. It is an allusion to Rosemary Woodhouse of The Seed of the Devil (1968), whose son was also the son of Satan.

  • Change of ownership

    Initially the task of distribution of this film was for Paramount, but having no clear how to manage it, Netflix acquired the rights for it and premiered it in different countries through the platform.

  • Inspiration in terror

    Dr. Horn's former patients are named after characters in horror films: Perry Hobbes after Detective Hobbes in Fallen (1998), Agnes Thorne after Damien Thorn in La profecía (1976) and Lucius Woodhouse after Rosemary Woodhouse in La semilla del diablo (1968).

  • Short but intense

    The film took three months to shoot and the leading actor, Charlie Shotwell, was only 10 years old.

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