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The Unborn (2009)

The Unborn poster
Directed by
David S. Goyer
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 1,438 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is haunted by a dybbuk, a malevolent spirit from Jewish folklore. She seeks help from a rabbi to stop the entity from using her to enter the physical world.

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What happens

The Unborn is a 2009 American supernatural horror film written and directed by David S. Goyer. Produced by Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media, Platinum Dunes and Phantom Four Films, the film stars Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, Cam Gigandet, James Remar, Jane Alexander, and Idris Elba. The film follows a young girl named Casey Beldon who is tormented by a dybbuk, and seeks help from a rabbi named Joseph Sendak. The dybbuk seeks to use her death as a gateway to physical existence. The Unborn was theatrically released in the United States on January 9, 2009, by Universal Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $77 million against a budget of $16 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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