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Gothika (Macabre)

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Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.

Gothika tells the story of Dr Miranda Grey (Halle Berry), a dedicated and successful criminal psychologist who awakens to find herself a patient in her own mental institution with no memory of the murder she's apparently committed. She soon learns that her husband was brutally murdered three days earlier and the bloody evidence points directly at her. With no memory of that night except for a cryptic encounter with a mysterious young girl, the doctor's behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Her claims of innocence are seen by her friends, colleagues and former patients as the beginnings of a deep descent into madness. As Miranda struggles to reclaim her sanity she soon realises she's become the pawn of a vengeful spirit. Now she must quickly determine if she is being led farther from her sanity or closer to the truth.

Persons of interest

Halle Berry .... Doctor Miranda Grey
Penelope Cruz .... Chloe
Robert Downey Junior .... Doctor Peter Graham
Bronwen Mantel .... Irene
Bernard Hill
Charles S Dutton .... Doug Grey
Sebastian Gutierrez .... Screenwriter
Mathieu Kassovitz .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Image Awards 2004: Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Halle Berry), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Charles Dutton)
MTV Movie Awards 2004: Nominated: Best female performance (Halle Berry)

Studios and distributors:

Sony Pictures Releasing * Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

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Theatrical report

Gothika is a standard supernatural thriller where the hero is haunted by a ghost who is seeking to communicate with the "real" world because she was murdered and needs to set the record straight before she can rest.