

Gabriel tells the story of an archangel who fights to bring light back to purgatory - a place where darkness rules - and save the souls of the city's inhabitants.
Production
Stunning world-building on absurdly limited budget.
Costume
Leather trench coats and angelic armor that slaps.
Practical Effects
Physical stunts and sets over CGI—refreshingly tangible.

Director
Shane Abbess
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for roughly $150,000 AUD, this became Australia's highest-grossing independently financed genre film of its time.
Andy Whitfield's final feature before Spartacus fame and his tragic ALS diagnosis—his physical presence here is haunting in retrospect.