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2018 film
Nekrotronic
Film poster
Directed byKiah Roache-Turner
Written by
  • Kiah Roache-Turner
  • Tristan Roache-Turner
Produced by
  • Andrew Mason
  • Troy Lum
  • Tristan Roache-Turner
Starring
CinematographyTim Nagle
Edited byChristine Cheung
Music byMichael Lira
Production
companies
  • Guerilla Films
  • Hopscotch Features
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Box office$78,206

Nekrotronic (formerly Nekromancer) is a 2018 Australian comedy science-fiction horror film. It was co-written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, and stars Ben O'Toole and Monica Bellucci. It tells the story of demons that steal people's souls through smartphone apps, and the demon-hunters out to kill them.

It was intended to be a mashup of Ghostbusters, The Matrix, and The Exorcist. The story was inspired by the ICE of William Gibson's Neuromancer.

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. In September 2019, it had its Australian debut at the SciFi Film Festival in Sydney.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 39% approval rating based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Nekrotonic has plenty of oddball energy, but this horror-comedy hybrid mashes up ingredients without much of a clear idea of what to do with them." On Metacritic it has a score of 25% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote: "Maximum energy meets zero originality to numbing effect in a horror-action-comedy mishmash." Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "This bloodthirsty comic-book fantasy is let down by its infantile humor and derivative, incoherent plot."

Accolades

The film was nominated for Best Hair and Makeup at the 9th AACTA Awards.

References

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  3. "Interview: Director/Co-Writer Kiah Roache-Turner & Co-Writer Tristan Roache-Turner for NEKROTRONIC". Nightmarish Conjurings. 9 August 2019.
  4. "Nekrotronic (2019) - Kiah Roache-Turner | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  5. "Interview: Director/Co-Writer Kiah Roache-Turner & Co-Writer Tristan Roache-Turner for NEKROTRONIC". Nightmarish Conjurings. 9 August 2019.
  6. "Nekrotronic Has Its World Premiere At The Toronto International Film Festival". AusFilm. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Nekrotronic". scififilmfestival.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Monica Bellucci to star in sci-fi horror 'Nekromancer'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Nekrotronic (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. "Nekrotronic". Metacritic.
  11. "Film Review: 'Nekrotronic'". 27 September 2018.
  12. "'Nekrotronic': Film Review | TIFF 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 September 2018.
  13. "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org.

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