Brothel (film)

2008 film by Amy Waddell

Brothel

Directed by| Amy Waddell
Written by| Amy Waddell
Produced by| Ira Deutchman
Wade W. Danielson
Amy Waddell
Starring| Serena Scott Thomas
Brett Cullen
Grace Zabriskie
Timothy V. Murphy
Sarah Lassez
Yvonne Scio
Andrea Morris
Lisa Baines
Bruce Payne
Cinematography| Seo Mutarevic
Edited by| Daniel Lawrence
Music by| Mark Adler
Anthony Marinelli
Distributed by| Mount Parnassus Pictures
MovieHouse Entertainment

Release date

* February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27) (Sedona International Film Festival)

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Brothel is a 2008 film written and directed by Amy Waddell. The film stars Serena Scott Thomas, Brett Cullen, Timothy V. Murphy, and Bruce Payne.[1] The film was filmed in Jerome and Clarkdale, Arizona.

## Plot

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A young couple bought an old house in Jerome, Arizona which used to be a brothel. The husband commits suicide and the wife, Julianne (played by Serena Scott Thomas), attempts to come to terms with her loss and modernize the house. She 'finds the building is still inhabited by the ghosts of prostitutes' and 'that she is being stalked by Death himself (Bruce Payne)'.[2]

## Cast

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* Serena Scott Thomas as Julianne
* Brett Cullen as Avery
* Bruce Payne as Thief/Death
* Grace Zabriskie as Madam Lady Sadie
* Timothy V. Murphy as Gayle/Brian
* Sarah Lassez as Sophie
* Andrea Morris as Maddy
* Lisa Banes as Priscilla
* Yvonne Scio as Maddy

## Reception

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John Reid, who reviewed the film for the Sedona Red Rock News, noted "the density of atmosphere and the intensity of the actors and crew palpable on the set".[3] David Kanowsky, who reviewed the film for Kudos, stated that it was "a very fine ghost story without horror".[4] A contributor to the Independent Film Quarterly described the film as "an erotic indie version of Inception."[5] Steve Miller stated that Brothel "is a great haunted house movie that is rich in atmosphere from beginning to end, yet almost entirely free of elements that are typically associated with the horror genre – jump-scares, bloody gore, and characters doing stupid things just so the plot can keep moving."[2] In his view, it is "a beautiful, well-acted film."[2] Its rating on the Internet Movie Database is 3.6/10.

## References

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1. ^ Moore, Debi. "Visit Amy Waddell's Brothel on September 28th". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
2. ^ a b c Miller, Steve. "'Brothel' is a classy haunted house movie". Terror Titans. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. ^ "Brothel The Movie". www.brothelthemovie.com.
4. ^ "Home – Kudos AZ". www.verdenews.com.
5. ^ "Brothel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

## External links

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* Brothel
* Brothel at IMDb