Jake's Closet

October 2004

Synopsis

Jake's Closet delivers an elegant and unforgetably powerful suspence film seen through the eyes of a little boy coping with his family's breakup. With a remarkable performance by seven-year-old Anthony De Marco as Jake. Jake's Closet takes you on a deeply moving journey as Jake navigates the landscape of his parents escalating divorce and finds himslef haunted by something ominous lurking in his bedroom closet. When Jake finally confronts the presence in his closet, it leads him to a chiling revelation in a climax you'll never forget. Renowed critics of Cinema have compared Jake's Closet to Pan's Labyrinth. Hidden inside the heart of this edge-of-your seat hauting tale is a profound and long overdue film that explores the loss inocence that comes with divorce, featuring breack-out performane by Seand Bridges, Brooke Bloom and Anthony DeMarco as Jake.

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Cast and credits

Actors	Brooke Bloom, Sean Bridgers, Anthony De Marco, Monette Magrath, Ben Bode, Matthew Josten
Producers	Lance W. Lanfear, Shelli Ryan
Director	Shelli Ryan
Writers	Shelli Ryan

Additional information

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Subtitles

English

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

Run time

93 minutes

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