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In a Dark Place (2006)

In a Dark Place poster
Directed by
Donato Rotunno
Genre
horror film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman takes a job as a governess for two children in a remote country house. She begins to see ghostly figures that she believes may be connected to the previous governess's death.

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What happens

In a Dark Place is a 2006 horror film version of Henry James' 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw. Unlike most previous adaptations, it is set in the present day instead of the late 19th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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