Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge

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Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge
Devil's Night Dawn of the Nain Rouge poster.jpg
Directed bySam Logan Khaleghi
Written bySam Logan Khaleghi
Aaron Herman Russman
Based on Nain Rouge
Produced bySam Logan Khaleghi
StarringJesi Jensen
Nathan Kane Mathers
Sam Logan Khaleghi
Jerry Narsh
Grover McCants
Andrew Dawe Collins
Ammar Nemo
Keyna Reynolds
Dennis Marin
John C. Forman
Judy Stepanian
Nepoleon Duraisamy
Swifty McVay
Music byMichael Tremante
Distributed byCinedigm Entertainment Group [1]
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge is a 2019 English language feature film directed by Sam Logan Khaleghi based on the creature of the same name. [2] [3] [4] The film held an advance screening at the Emagine Novi Theatre in Novi, Michigan on November 17, 2019 [5] with a nationwide USA release of June 23, 2020 on DVD and digital platforms. The film marks the debut of Eminem's younger brother Nathan Kane Mathers. [6]

Contents

Plot

A military veteran returns home and joins local law enforcement to tackle a string of cases involving a legendary demon including 17 murders and a missing Ottawa tribal knife. [7]

Cast

Production

The film began production when director Sam Logan Khaleghi expressed interest in making a film based on the Nain Rouge, a mythical creature of a lore which is popular in Detroit. Shooting started in 2018 in Detroit and Lake Orion, Michigan; featuring prominent Detroit locations such as the historic Packard Automotive Plant, Fisher Auto, the Michigan Central Station, the Renaissance Center station, and the Detroit Historical Museum. This film marks the acting debut of Eminem's younger brother, Nathan Kane Mathers. [5] Former Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh appears in the film, [5] alongside Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and Fox News 2 anchors Jay Towers & Amy Andrews. [5] Platinum recording artist Swifty McVay, of the hip hop group D12, played the role of the mayor of Detroit and composed the song “Scariest Thing" for the film. [5]

Soundtrack

Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
EP soundtrack by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length23:26
Label Kyyba Films
Producer
  • 80 Empire
  • ATG
  • Dub Muzik
  • LaidBackz
Swifty McVay chronology
Underestimated Vol 1 EP
(2009)
Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2019)
My Brothers Keeper
(2020)
Singles from Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Scariest Thing"
    Released: October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)
  2. "Phoney"
    Released: July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)
  3. "Strong Enough"
    Released: August 19, 2019 (2019-08-19)

Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released on October 30, 2019 via Kyyba Films. Composed of six songs, the extended play featured contributions from Swifty McVay, 80 Empire, Kuniva, Lazarus and Obie Trice with production handled by Dub Muzik, LaidBackz and the ATG. [8] [9] The album spawned three singles: "Scariest Thing" and "Phoney" with both music videos directed by Sam Logan Khaleghi, and "Strong Enough".

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scariest Thing" (performed by Swifty McVay)
  • DubMuzik
  • LaidBackz
3:20
2."Run 4 Your Life" (performed by Swifty McVay)MooreThe ATG4:25
3."Phoney" (performed by Swifty McVay, Obie Trice and 80 Empire)
80 Empire3:36
4."It's Coming" (performed by Swifty McVay and Lazarus)The ATG3:34
5."Strong Enough" (performed by Swifty McVay)
  • Moore
  • Ashwin T Ganesan
The ATG4:21
6."Armageddon" (performed by Swifty McVay and Kuniva)
  • DubMuzik
  • LaidBackz
4:06
Total length:23:26

Release

The film was supposed to have a theatrical release, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] The film was eventually released on DVD and digital platforms on 23 June 2020. [1]

Reception

Carla Hay of Culture Online wrote, "There are two kinds of cheesy horror movies in this world: Movies that are so bad that they’re funny and movies that are so bad that they’re boring. Unfortunately, the moronic “Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge” falls into the latter category". [7] Sean Patrick of Horror wrote, "Devil’s Night; The Dawn of Nain Rouge is bad. The question is: Is the movie so bad that it’s kind of fun? Not really". [11] Jennie Kermode of the UK-based Eye For Film rated the film 1/5 stars and wrote, "Some viewers may find Devil's Night entertaining because of its failures, but others will feel that, like the Nain Rouge of old, it should be persuaded to keep itself hidden or driven out of town". [12] Jim Morazzini of Voices From The Balcony wrote, "Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge is another film that isn’t sure of what it wants to be. It opens like a horror film and we see the creature. Then it turns into a police procedural and character study of Finnick and her guilt". [13]

Notes

  1. Despite being called Dr. Khahir, he is erroneously listed in the credits as "Dr. Kadhir". [7]
  2. Despite his first name being revealed, he is listed in the credits as "Alayobi".
  3. Despite his last name being revealed, [7] he is listed in the credits as "Raj".

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