The Possession is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Ole Bornedal and co-produced by Sam Raimi. It was released in the US on August 31, 2012, with the film premiering at the Film4 FrightFest.The story is based on the allegedly haunted Dybbuk box. Bornedal cited films like The Exorcist as an inspiration, praising their subtlety.
The Possession Plot
In the opening of the film a woman tries to open a strange box, attempting to protect herself with holy water and a hammer. She starts being thrown violently around the room and having seizures. When her son enters, she is unconscious on the floor.
Next the audience is introduced to couple Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) who are in the process of divorce, which is having an effect on their children, Em (Natasha Calis), and Hannah, (Madison Davenport). When the children move into Clyde's new house, they take time to adjust to the new split in their lives.
The next day, they stop by at a yard sale, initially to buy more dishes, but then Em becomes intrigued by an old box which has Hebrew inscriptions engraved on it. The box fascinates Em, and she asks her father if she can have it. Clyde agrees while he is talking on the phone. Clyde is busy with his ongoing job at the local university.
Cast of The Possession
Natasha Calis as Em Brenek
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clyde Brenek
Kyra Sedgwick as Stephanie Brenek
Madison Davenport as Hannah Brenek
Grant Show as Brett
Matisyahu as Tzadok
Jay Brazeau as Professor McMannis
Brenda Crichlow as Miss Shandy
Anna Hagan as Eleanor
Ella Wade as the voice of Dybbuk
The Possession Plot
In the opening of the film a woman tries to open a strange box, attempting to protect herself with holy water and a hammer. She starts being thrown violently around the room and having seizures. When her son enters, she is unconscious on the floor.
Next the audience is introduced to couple Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) who are in the process of divorce, which is having an effect on their children, Em (Natasha Calis), and Hannah, (Madison Davenport). When the children move into Clyde's new house, they take time to adjust to the new split in their lives.
The next day, they stop by at a yard sale, initially to buy more dishes, but then Em becomes intrigued by an old box which has Hebrew inscriptions engraved on it. The box fascinates Em, and she asks her father if she can have it. Clyde agrees while he is talking on the phone. Clyde is busy with his ongoing job at the local university.
Cast of The Possession
Natasha Calis as Em Brenek
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clyde Brenek
Kyra Sedgwick as Stephanie Brenek
Madison Davenport as Hannah Brenek
Grant Show as Brett
Matisyahu as Tzadok
Jay Brazeau as Professor McMannis
Brenda Crichlow as Miss Shandy
Anna Hagan as Eleanor
Ella Wade as the voice of Dybbuk
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