Absentia (film)
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German title | Absentia |
Original title | Absentia |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2011 |
length | 91 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Mike Flanagan |
script | Mike Flanagan |
production | Mike Flanagan Joe Wicker Morgan Peter Brown Justin Gordon |
music | Ryan David Leack |
camera | Rustin Cerveny |
cut | Mike Flanagan |
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Absentia is an award winning low budget - horror film from director Mike Flanagan from 2011 on.
action
Tricia's husband Daniel has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie is coming to her for a few months now, because Tricia finally wants to report him as "dead in absentia" after a long time. While Tricia sifts through Daniel's old things, Callie is drawn to a mysterious tunnel near the house. She finds out that many more people have disappeared near the tunnel, and in all of these cases they speak of a mysterious creature. The more they find out about the tunnel, the greater the danger they place themselves.
publication
The film premiered on March 3, 2011 at the Fargo Film Festival . This was followed by numerous other performances, including at the Phoenix Film Festival , Fantasia Film Festival and Shriekfest .
DVD / Blu-Ray release
The film was released on DVD in the United States on March 13, 2012. The film was released in Germany on November 29, 2012.
criticism
For the lexicon of international films , it is a "tough ghost horror that creates a coherent atmosphere with cleverly placed shock moments and plausible actresses."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Absentia . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2012 (PDF; test number: 135 948 V).
- ↑ a b Absentia. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 13, 2018 .
Web links
- Absentia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Absentia at Rotten Tomatoes (English)