''The Gateway'' is an American

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film directed by Michele Civetta and starring

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and

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. The screenplay, written by Alexander Felix and originally titled ''Where Angels Die'', was included in the 2013

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. The film was released in theaters and on VOD on September 3, 2021.

Plot

A troubled but dedicated social worker assisting a working and struggling single mother and her daughter intervenes when the father returns from prison and drags his family back to his habitual world of crime.

Cast

as Parker Jode *

as Dahlia Montrose *

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as Mike Montrose *

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as Marcus Jode *

as Duke Harmaday *Alex Wraith as Louis *Taegen Burns as Ashley Montrose *Jackson James as Tommy *Shannon Adawn as Detective King *Nicholas Daly as Detective Bachman *Mike O'Connell as Stu *

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as Corey Belton *

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as Gary Wolfbock *

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as Terry Thompson

Production

The film was shot in

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in May 2019.

Release

The film was released in selected theaters and on video-on-demand on September 3, 2021 in the United States.

Reception

The

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website

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surveyed and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 19 as positive and 18 as negative for a 51 percent rating.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gateway, The 2021 films 2021 crime thriller films American crime thriller films Films shot in Virginia 2020s English-language films Films directed by Michele Civetta 2020s American films