“The Possession” comes to UK
Divorcee, Clyde Benneck (Jeffrey Dean Morgen – Watchmen) buys an antique wooden box at
a yard sale for his younger daughter, Em. But shortly after doing so, he begins
to notice a change in her.
She spends increasing amounts of time alone in her room,
starts having violent outbursts and is constantly being reprimanded at school
for her behaviour. Then when she claims someone in the box is talking to her, Clyde
and his former Partner Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick – TVs Closer) suspect its not just their divorce that’s the cause of her
recent behaviour. Particularly when they find that anybody who comes between Em
and her box suffers a grisly fate.
Discovering that the item is a Jewish Dybbuk box, which is
said to contain a malevolent spirit, he enlists the help of a Rabbi to see if
he can shed any light on what’s been happening. But when Em has a routine X-ray
at the hospital, which shows up something unexpected and scary, they realise the
box does indeed contain something a lot more sinister than just a few old
artefacts…
Based on a true story, “The
Possesion” is the latest release from producer Sam Raimi (of “Evil Dead” fame) and is directed by Ole
Bornedal (Nightwatch) . If you liked “The Exorcist” or the “Amityville Horror”, then you should
enjoy this.
The disc contains the uncut version of the film, featuring
extended scenes that were trimmed for the theatrical release. Extras wise, it
has 2x separate audio commentary tracks, 1 with director Ole Bornedal and 1
with Writers Juliet Snowdon and Stiels White, and there's a “History of the Dybbuk box”
feature, which shows the true story of the real incidents that inspired the
film.
The film is released to UK DVD
and Blu-Ray January 21st from Lionsgate films.
Visit the Official UK Facebook page
Buy the UK DVD at Amazon.co.uk.
Buy the UK
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