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Algea: God of Pain

Algea: God of Pain

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2024

A man wakes up in the middle of the street with no idea where he is or how he ended up there. Soon he is forced to confront the demons he is battling within before a gateway to the underworld unlocks the secret of Algea the God of Pain.

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Algea: God of Pain

“Pain begs to be felt.”

2024 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 40m

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6.6 / 10

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A man wakes up in the middle of the street with no idea where he is or how he ended up there. Soon he is forced to confront the demons he is battling within before a gateway to the underworld unlocks the secret of Algea the God of Pain.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

JD Allen

Written by

JD Allen · Shyina Crayton

Jason K. Wixom

Jason K. Wixom

Algea

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Sonny Grimsley

Algea (voice)

Duane Finley

Duane Finley

Young Marcel Zought

Yolanda Stange

Yolanda Stange

Marcel's Mother

Kenna Denali

Kenna Denali

Melody's Mother

Savannah Meyer

Savannah Meyer

Michelle Caldwell

Jenessa Sheffield

Jenessa Sheffield

Judge Ava

Court is in session

Put Algea: God of Pain on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.