''Nekrotronic'' (formerly ''Nekromancer'') is a 2018 Australian comedy science-fiction horror film. It was co-written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, and stars Ben O'Toole and Monica Bellucci. It tells the story of demons that steal people's souls through smartphone apps, and the demon-hunters out to kill them. It was intended to be a mashup of ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The story was inspired by the

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of William Gibson's ''

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''. The film premiered at the 2018

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. In September 2019, it had its Australian debut at the SciFi Film Festival in Sydney.

Cast

Ben O'Toole Ben O'Toole (born in Cairns, Australia) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in ''Bloody Hell'', his recurring roles in several Australian TV-Series such as ''Amazing Grace'', as well as for his supporting roles in movie ...

as Howard North *

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French ...

as Finnegan * Caroline Ford as Molly *

Tess Haubrich Tess Haubrich is an Australian actress and model who most recently played Heather in the 2022 Netflix sci-fi film ''Spiderhead''. Early life and education Haubrich was born on 1 April 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales. She was educated at Pittwat ...

as Torquel * Bob Savea as Rangi *

David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ''Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' and ...

as Luther * Goran D. Kleut as Lurch

Reception

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, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "''Nekrotonic'' has plenty of oddball energy, but this horror-comedy hybrid mashes up ingredients without much of a clear idea of what to do with them." On

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it has a score of 25% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' wrote: "Maximum energy meets zero originality to numbing effect in a horror-action-comedy mishmash." Stephen Dalton of ''

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'' wrote: "This bloodthirsty comic-book fantasy is let down by its infantile humor and derivative, incoherent plot."

Accolades

The film was nominated for Best Hair and Makeup at the

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References

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External links

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