Armageddon Gospels

2019

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

IMDb Rating 3.8/10 10 83 83

ritual paganism

Plot summary

Refugee gods, transposed to flesh and blood, wash ashore to rouse the myths of ancient Britain, half-drowned in a forgotten past. They disperse through shifting realities to awaken the giant Albion and find the holy grail in a ritual to save England from the rot of darkness and hatred that's strangling its soul.

Director

John Harrigan Photo
John Harrigan

Top cast

Kate Alderton Photo
Kate Alderton as Aradia
Victoria Karlsson Photo
Victoria Karlsson as MT
Scott Temple Photo
Scott Temple as Percy
Sabrina Rodríguez Photo
Sabrina Rodríguez as Epona
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875.02 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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1.59 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by curiouspoetic

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What does it mean to be a refugee in your own land?Armageddon Gospels is a ritual in fable form, mythically invested in the reawakening of the old gods of Albion, and a meditation on what those gods might dream into being: An exploration of a ritual journey, a descent, and the possibility of a return.But return to what?How does a culture integrate what it learns in the crucible of crisis? What has to die? What might be born out of that death? What might we become and how might we live if we could only find the courage to ask the right questions at the right times?Other reviewers have pointed out that this film is not what they expected, perhaps not what they wanted. That's fine by me. The unexpected is exactly what is needed in these times.
Reviewed by lordcorneliusplum 9 / 10

Blakean.

Its easy to understand why a lot of people wont like this film - its a long way from mainstream Hollywood product, or even independant underground cinema. Its more like a film from the sixties or seventies, the old idea of the Head Movie. It reminded me slightly of the Incredible String Band film Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending. Like that film, its theatrical and amateurish, but that just gives it a homemade charm. Its also deeply, deeply pretentious, but what art of value isn't ? Better that than trying to be all things to all people just to chase the dollars.The earnestness of the film really impressed me, it felt like someone was desperately trying to communicate his or her thoughts and feelings rather than just regurgitating ideas and memes from other films. Its also quite beautiful, rich in greens and greys and browns and blues, a reflection of the summer when this was shot. The acting is fine, a bit theatrical, and the cast are young, which probably puts some viewers off, but made me think of mummers plays and radical theatre, which worked well with the aesthetic of the film.This isnt really a folk horror film, or even a horror film at all. If you need to put it with company, its like the little cousin of Jodorowsky or Derek Jarman rather than the Wicker Man. Its film as folklore, an evocation of myth, rather than a horror film that uses those tropes as subject matter.A knowledge of myth and folklore will help when watching this - without it, you're going to be lost. Thats your problem, however, not a problem with the film.It could have used a bit more visual flamboyance - costumes and camera angles and such - but its obviously a very low budget production, so thats easy to forgive.This film succeeds because of its ambition, because it dares to do something unique, because its full of imagination, because its full of personality and individualism, and because its an attempt to work a magick ritual as film. Oh, and just for the record - i have no connection with whoever made this film, im just someone who has an open mind and enough imagination to enjoy being challenged by culture rather than stupefied by it.
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