Synopsis

Kristie St. Clair seems to have found an ideal life with her journalist husband and their young son, Dylan. Soon, unsettling incidents and the strange behavior of those around her suggest that her family is part of a sinister religious scheme. As Kristie investigates, she discovers that Dylan may be connected to an impending supernatural catastrophe and that she may be the only person able to prevent it.

Factoids & Trivia

• The Calling is a British-German co-production made in English, with Constantin Film among its production companies.

• The film was released in Germany on December 21, 2000, followed by a United States release on January 15, 2002. Its running time is 89 minutes.

• Most of the filming took place in Cornwall and London. Pub interiors were filmed at The Artichoke in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire.

• Composer Christopher Franke, known for his work on science-fiction and television projects, contributed to the film's score.

• The film was distributed in the United States by Artisan Entertainment and was issued there as a bare-bones DVD release.

• Critics frequently compared the film with Rosemary's Baby and The Omen. Its low-budget visual texture and religious-horror premise helped give it the feel of a late-20th-century supernatural thriller.

• The Calling marked Richard Caesar's feature-film debut.