Believers (film)
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Believers is a 2007 horror film
-thriller directed by award-winning filmmaker Daniel Myrick
, who also directed The Blair Witch Project
and The Objective
, and written by Myrick, Julia Fair, and Daniel Noah. The film was distributed by Warner Bros.
as a straight-to-DVD release in both the United States and elsewhere.
they get there they are captured by members of the cult of Quanta.
The two men discover that the Quanta Group is composed of scientists, philosophers and mathematicians and led by a man who
calls himself "The Teacher" (Daniel Benzali
). The Quanta Group believes that the end of the world is coming soon and are
preparing for a mass suicide. While Victor is seduced by the group, David must try to escape and save his friend before it's
too late.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
-thriller directed by award-winning filmmaker Daniel Myrick
Daniel Myrick
Daniel Myrick is an American director most famous for co-directing and writing the 1999 film The Blair Witch Project with Eduardo Sánchez, for which they won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.-Life and career:...
, who also directed The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur footage. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates the story of three student filmmakers The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur...
and The Objective
The Objective
The Objective is a 2008 science fiction horror film, directed by Daniel Myrick who also directed The Blair Witch Project and Believers, starring Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, and Michael C. Williams...
, and written by Myrick, Julia Fair, and Daniel Noah. The film was distributed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
as a straight-to-DVD release in both the United States and elsewhere.
Overview
While on duty two emergency paramedics, David Vaughn (Johnny Messner) and Victor Hernandez (Jon Huertas), receive a call from a young girl named Libby, whose mother has lost consciousness in a deserted area. However, whenthey get there they are captured by members of the cult of Quanta.
The two men discover that the Quanta Group is composed of scientists, philosophers and mathematicians and led by a man who
calls himself "The Teacher" (Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.-Biography:Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents...
). The Quanta Group believes that the end of the world is coming soon and are
preparing for a mass suicide. While Victor is seduced by the group, David must try to escape and save his friend before it's
too late.
Cast
- Johnny Messner as David Vaughn
- Jon Huertas as Victor Hernandez
- Deanna RussoDeanna RussoDeanna Russo is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Logan Armstrong on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. She most recently starred in NBC's Knight Rider TV movie as Sarah Graiman, the daughter of KITT's creator, Dr. Charles Graiman, and the childhood love of KITT's...
as Rebecca - Saige Ryan Campbell as Libby
- Elizabeth BogushElizabeth BogushElizabeth Bogush is an American actress. She has appeared in many TV shows, including Titans with Yasmine Bleeth in 2000 and Breadwinners, and she has guest-starred in many more, including The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Scrubs, Beverly Hills, 90210, Felicity, Everybody Loves Raymond, October...
as Deborah - Erik Passoja as Io
- Dig Wayne as Captain Edward Newsome
- John Wesley as The Leader
- Christopher May as Gas Station Attendant
- Carolyn HennesyCarolyn HennesyCarolyn Hennesy is an American actress and writer, who stars in the soap opera General Hospital and the sitcom Cougar Town....
as Lina Vance - Daniel BenzaliDaniel BenzaliDaniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.-Biography:Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents...
as The Teacher - June AngelaJune AngelaJune Angela is an actress, singer, and dancer best known as Julie, the mainstay member of the Short Circus in the PBS children's television series The Electric Company during its entire six-year run.-The Short Circus:...
as Mara - John FarleyJohn P. FarleyJohn Patrick Farley is an American actor and comedian.Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Anne , a housewife, and Thomas "Tom" Farley, Sr., who owned an oil company. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He is the youngest brother of actors Chris Farley and Kevin Farley...
as Glasses - Ciara Bravo as Jade