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The Return (2006)

The Return poster
Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 656 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is haunted by fragmented memories from her childhood and the unexplained death of a young woman. She must piece together what happened and how it connects to her own past.

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What happens

The Return is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Asif Kapadia and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as a businesswoman haunted by memories of her childhood and the mysterious death of a young woman. Kate Beahan, Adam Scott, Peter O'Brien, and Sam Shepard also appear in the film. It was released theatrically on November 10, 2006, and on DVD on February 27, 2007. The Blu-ray was released on October 6, 2009. The film was a critical and commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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