The Cry of the Owl (2009)

Directed by

Jamie Thraves

Genre

drama film, crime film, crime thriller film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is caught spying on a young woman, and she begins to manipulate him. When her fiancé disappears after a fight, the situation spirals into danger and death.

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What happens

The Cry of the Owl is a 2009 thriller film based on Patricia Highsmith's 1962 book of the same name, and was directed by Jamie Thraves. It stars Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, and Karl Pruner. This is the third filming of the book after the 1987 French film adaptation by Claude Chabrol and a German television adaptation titled Der Schrei der Eule also from 1987. After Robert Forrester is caught by Jenny Thierolf, the girl he has been spying on, he becomes the victim of her manipulative advances. The disappearance of Jenny's fiancé Greg after a fight with Robert marks the beginning of a series of dangerous and ultimately fatal incidents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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