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Dark Obsession (1989)

Dark Obsession poster
Original title
Diamond Skulls
Directed by
Nick Broomfield
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NC-17
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy British man becomes obsessed with maintaining a dark family secret. As pressures mount, his grip on reality begins to unravel and his relationships fracture.

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What happens

Diamond Skulls (also known as Dark Obsession) is a British 1989 thriller directed by Nick Broomfield who also co-wrote with Tim Rose-Price. An established documentary filmmaker, this is Broomfield's first work of fiction. It is produced by Tim Bevan and Jane Fraser and stars Amanda Donohoe, Gabriel Byrne and Struan Rodger and has a music score by Hans Zimmer. It includes the last film performance of Ian Carmichael. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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