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Psychological horror with the same surreal streak and sense of dread.
Overall7.0
Fear3.0
Atmos6.6
Gore5.0
Body horror
Possession
1981 · R · 2h 4m
Curator Score7.5/ 10
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- October 13, 1983
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Curator Certificate
7.5
Out of ten
Passed by one curator
Fear1.0
Gore4.0
Atmosphere7.0
Intensity10.0
Built on intensity, light on gore.
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A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
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Genres
dramahorror
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Child endangermentSelf harmDomestic violenceBody fluids
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Details
Budget$2.4M
Box office$1.2M
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Starring
Isabelle Adjani as Anna / Helen · Sam Neill as Mark · Margit Carstensen as Margit Gluckmeister · Heinz Bennent as Heinrich · Johanna Hofer as Heinrich's Mother · Carl Duering as Private Detective · Shaun Lawton as Zimmermann · Michael Hogben as Bob
Production
Gaumont, Marianne Productions, Oliane Productions, Soma Film Produktion
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