Behind the Red Door (2003)
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Set in New York and New England (but filmed in Newfoundland), Behind the Red Door stars Kyra Sedgwick as Manhattan-based photographer Natalie Haddad, who enjoys success with her strangely gloomy and foreboding camerawork. When her agent and best friend Julia (Stockard Channing) arranges for her to… More Set in New York and New England (but filmed in Newfoundland), Behind the Red Door stars Kyra Sedgwick as Manhattan-based photographer Natalie Haddad, who enjoys success with her strangely gloomy and foreboding camerawork. When her agent and best friend Julia (Stockard Channing) arranges for her to accept a lucrative contract with a Boston ad agency, Natalie discovers that she will be working for her own gay brother Roy (Kiefer Sutherland), whom she hasn't seen in a decade. Although Roy is insufferably snobbish and manipulative, he manages to exert a curious control over Natalie, forcing her to confront several disturbing, long-suppressed memories of her past (shown in black-and-white flashbacks). Before the film is over, Natalie is made to realize why Roy's behavior is so overbearing -- and also, the viewer learns just how intimately Julia is involved in the lives of both siblings. Underwritten by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as part of an ongoing program to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness, Behind the Red Door made its Showtime cable-network bow on January 12, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Matia Karrell
- Written By
- Matia Karrell, C.W. Cressler
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 12, 2003 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jerry Weinstein, culturevulture.net
The awkward set-up finally gives way to a portrait of a family of two, who are at last there for one another.
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Cast
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Kyra Sedgwick
as Natalie Haddad
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Kiefer Sutherland
as Roy Haddad
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Stockard Channing
as Julia
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Jason Carter
as Sonny
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Chuck Shamata
as Father
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Hannah Lochner
as Young Natalie
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Corey Staden
as Young Roy
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Philip Craig
as Det. Kinzer
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Laura Press
as Michelle
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Ian Ryan
as Arthur
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William Colgate
as Dr. Goldberg
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Joseph Rutten
as Uncle Ernest
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Mary Walsh
as Anna
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Frankie J. Holden
as Driver
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Matt Sharpe
as George
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Phil Dinn
as Cabbie
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Peter Rompkey
as Carl
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Andy Jones
as Eddie
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Mack Barfoot
as Maitre D'
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Roger Maunder
as Waiter
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Kay Annonsen
as Head Nurse
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Francis Knickle
as IV Nurse
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Andrew Vokey
as Orderly
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Amy Mouse
as Night Nurse
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Berni Stapleton
as Mother
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Marie Koker
as Aunt Enid
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Doreen Reardigan
as Aunt Mae
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Austin Davis
as Uncle Mitchell
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Jody Richardson
as Alan
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Richard Blizzard
as Dog
