Possessor (2020)
- Directed by
- Brandon Cronenberg
- Genre
- cyberpunk, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 1,068 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An assassin uses a device to take over the bodies of other people to carry out murders. She struggles to stay in control after inhabiting the body of a man who fights back.
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What happens
Possessor is a 2020 science fiction psychological horror film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. It stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott, with Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in supporting roles. Riseborough portrays an assassin who performs her assignments through possessing the bodies of other individuals, but finds herself fighting to control the body of her current host (Abbott). The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, and was released in the United States and Canada on October 2, 2020, by Neon and Elevation Pictures, while Signature Entertainment distributed the United Kingdom release on November 27, 2020. It received positive reviews, with praise for its originality and Riseborough, Abbott and Graham's performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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