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Absentia (2011)

Absentia poster
Directed by
Mike Flanagan
Genre
drama film, horror film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 390 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant woman must confront her past when her missing husband suddenly returns after seven years. She grapples with the mystery of where he has been and what happened to him.

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What happens

Absentia is a 2011 American independent supernatural horror film written, edited and directed by Mike Flanagan in his directorial feature film debut, and produced by FallBack Plan Productions. The film's principal photography phase was funded by way of the film's project page on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Courtney Bell stars as a pregnant woman whose missing husband briefly reappears after an unexplained seven-year absence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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