Absentia (film)

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Movie
German title Absentia
Original title Absentia
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
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
occupation

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

  1. Release certificate for Absentia . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2012 (PDF; test number: 135 948 V).
  2. a b Absentia. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 13, 2018 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 

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