Possessor (film)

Possessor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrandon Cronenberg
Written byBrandon Cronenberg
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKarim Hussain
Edited byMatthew Hannam
Music byJim Williams
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (Sundance)
  • October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02) (United States and Canada)
  • November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Box office$901,093[3][4]

Possessor is a 2020 science fiction psychological horror film[5] 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 and Abbott's performances.

  1. ^ "Possessor". Sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "British Council Film: Possessor". British Council. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Possessor (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Possessor (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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