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The Calling

The Calling

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The Calling

"Pray for the Prey"

2014

1h 48m

5.9(227 votes)

Thriller

Overview

Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

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Production Companies

Darius Films

Stage 6 Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Hazel Micallef

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Detective Ray Green

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Emily Micallef

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Ben Wingate

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Father Price

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

Simon

Ella Ballentine

Ella Ballentine

Rose Batten

Kristin Booth

Kristin Booth

Grace Batten

Katy Breier

Katy Breier

Melanie Cartright

Amanda Brugel

Amanda Brugel

Dale Varney

Creative team

Directed by: Jason Stone
Written by: Scott Abramovitch
Produced by: Scott Abramovitch
Lonny Dubrofsky

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