Possession

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April 20, 2009

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Theatrical Release Date:

04/20/2009

DVD Release Date:

05/09/2000

Run Time:

123min.

Starring:

Isabelle Adjani , Sam Neill , Heinz Bennent , Margit Carstensen

Director(s):

Andrzej Zulawski

Distributor(s):

Gaumont

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Art and Experimental

Plot: Usually misattributed to the horror genre, this challenging and highly unusual drama stars Isabelle Adjani as a young woman who forsakes her husband (Sam Neill) and her lover (Heinz Bennent) for a bizarre, tentacled creature that she keeps in a ... Read More

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