PRINCIPAL CAST

Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Michael Caine, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Jason Flemyng, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Sinead Cusack, Velizar Binev, Christopher Fulford, Edmund Kingsley, Guillaume Delaunay, Anton Poriazov, Malin Krastev

DIRECTOR

Brad Anderson

WRITER

Edgar Allan Poe, Joe Gangemi

SYNOPSIS

When young doctor Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by superintendent Dr. Lamb (Ben Kingsley) and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale). Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience. Inspired by a short story from Edgar Allan Poe, Stonehearst Asylum is a tale in which nobody is who or what they appear to be.

GENRE

Horror/Suspense

RATING

Rated PG-13
disturbing and violent images, sexual content and language

RUN TIME

112 Minutes

STUDIO

Alchemy