Movies - Gothika

	Movies - Gothika

Gothika is a 2003 horror movie starring Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz. It was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.

Cast

Halle Berry
Miranda Grey
Robert Downey Jr.
Pete Graham
Charles S. Dutton
Dr. Douglas Grey
John Carroll Lynch
Sheriff Ryan
Bernard Hill
Phil Parsons
Penélope Cruz
Chloe Sava
Dorian Harewood
Teddy Howard
Bronwen Mantel Irene
Kathleen Mackey Rachel Parsons
Matthew G. Taylor Turlington
Michel Perron Joe
Andrea Sheldon Tracey Seavers
Anana Rydvald Glass Cell Nurse
Laura Mitchell Inmate
Amy Sloan Inmate
Noël Burton Prison Doctor
Benz Antoine Guard
Andy Bradshaw Guard
Jason Cavalier Guard
Jasson Finney Guard
Terry Simpson Guard
Kwasi Songui Guard
Caroline Van Vlaardingen Reporter
Al Vandecruys Reporter
Noah Bernett Tim

Plot

Gothika is the story of a psychiatrist, Dr. Miranda Grey, who works at an asylum and has a car accident after trying to avoid a girl on a road during a stormy night, while driving back home. She rushes to try to help the girl, who turns out to be a ghost. The girl, in turn, gets possession of Miranda's body by burning Miranda after Miranda extended her hand to the girl.

Miranda next wakes up in the very asylum she works for, but as a patient instead. Drugged and confused, she barely remembers what happened after the car accident. The ghost uses Miranda's body to carry out messages, most noticeably the "not alone" notes that she cut into Miranda's arm, which, in turn, led other doctors to believe Miranda was suicidal.

The ghost had used Miranda's body to murder Miranda's husband, and all the evidence pointed towards Miranda as the killer.

Eventually, Miranda escaped the asylum, having recognized the girl as a ghost and recovered some of her memory. She then discovered that the girl, as well as one of Miranda's former patients and many other teenaged victims had been raped by her husband and by the local sheriff, who was still alive.

Having also discovered that the girl, who died by committing suicide after being raped, was also the daughter of her former chief at the asylum, (and that the girl's father also experienced occasional visions of his daughter), Miranda is then attacked by the local sheriff, who tries to rape and murder her. However, Miranda kills the sheriff in an act of self defense.

Being proven not to be insane or guilty of any crimes, Miranda and her friend-patient are let go free.

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