The Gateway

The Gateway is an American crime thriller film directed by Michele Civetta and starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn and Frank Grillo. The screenplay, written by Alexander Felix and originally titled Where Angels Die, was included in the 2013 Black List. 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 Shea Whigham as Parker Jode Olivia Munn as Dahlia Montrose Zach Avery as Mike Montrose Bruce Dern as Marcus Jode Frank Grillo 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 Taryn Manning as Corey Belton Mark Boone Junior as Gary Wolfbock Keith David as Terry Thompson Production The film was shot in Norfolk, Virginia in May 2019.