Possession (2008)

Directors:

Joel Bergvall
Simon Sandquist

Writers (WGA):

Michael Petroni (screenplay)
Won-mi Byun (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 July 2009 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Love possesses us

Plot:

A woman's life is thrown into chaos after a freak car accident sends her husband and brother-in-law into comas. Thrills arrive after the brother-in-law wakes up, thinking he's his brother.

Plot Keywords:

Brother In Law | Accident | Coma | Car Accident | Obsession

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Jess
Lee Pace	...	Roman
Michael Landes	...	Ryan
Tuva Novotny	...	Casey
Chelah Horsdal	...	Miranda
Dhirendra	...	Dr. Rajan
Paul Jarrett	...	Psychiatrist
William B. Davis	...	Dr. Creane
Veena Sood	...	Dr. Katz
Peter Bryant	...	Detective Mills
Jörgen Sandell	...	Detective #2
Donna Yamamoto	...	Nurse
Suzanne Bastien	...	Registrar
Mark Louie	...	Paramedic #1
Michael Jonsson	...	Paramedic #2 (as Michael Johnson)
Mike Wasko	...	Male Nurse
Nancy Bell	...	Elderly Park Woman
Roger Allford	...	Elderly Park Man
Jan Bos	...	Mailman
Steve Archer	...	Emergency Doctor
David Lewis	...	Father David
Angela Moore	...	ICU Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Drew Scott	...	Chris (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Bergvall
Simon Sandquist

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Petroni		(screenplay)
Won-mi Byun		(screenplay Jungdok) (as Byun Won-Mi) &
Min-ho Song		(screenplay Jungdok) (as Song Min-Ho)
Jae-yong Gwak		(adaptation) (as Gwak Jae-Yong)

Produced by
Alexander Yves Brunner	....	executive producer (as Alexander Brunner)
Doug Davison	....	producer
Guy East	....	producer
Bradley Jenkel	....	executive producer (as Brad Jenkel)
Choon-Yeon Lee	....	co-producer (as Lee Chun-Yeon)
Roy Lee	....	producer
Sonny Mallhi	....	executive producer
Moo-seung Park	....	executive producer (as Park Moo-seung)
Nigel Sinclair	....	producer
Shawn Williamson	....	line producer
Bob Yari	....	producer

Original Music by
Andreas Alfredsson		(as Andreas Alfredsson Grube)
Christian Sandquist		(as Cristian Sandquist)

Cinematography by
Gregory Middleton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robb Sullivan

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
David Rapaport		(as David H. Rapaport)
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Cheryl Marion

Set Decoration by
Tedd Kuchera

Costume Design by
Katia Stano

Makeup Department
Anji Bemben	....	key hair stylist
David DeLeon	....	makeup artist: Sarah Michelle Gellar (as David De Leon)
Bronwyn Dubrulle	....	first assistant hair stylist (as Bronwyn J. Dubrulle)
Todd McIntosh	....	makeup department head
Tamar Ouziel	....	makeup artist: day player
C.J. Wills	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Buddy Enright	....	senior vice president of physical production: Yari Film Group
Brendan Ferguson	....	production manager
Jill Greenblatt	....	post-production manager: Yari Film Group
Adam Park	....	post-production executive: Yari Film Group
John Portnoy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karin Behrenz	....	third assistant director
Glenn Bottomley	....	second assistant director
John McKeown	....	first assistant director
Tammy Tamkin	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Behjat Benham	....	on-set lead dresser (as Behjet Benam)
Mark Chinque	....	construction foreman
David Dowling	....	property master
Robin Driscoll	....	paint coordinator
Les Ford	....	playback animator
Paul Goodwin	....	set dresser
Rose Goronzy	....	buyer
Wes Hamby	....	assistant property master (as Wesley Hamby)
Salmon Harris	....	storyboard artist
Allan Holmes	....	set dresser
Brian Jennings	....	paint foreman
Barry Kemp	....	assistant set decorator
Patrick Latarius	....	construction coordinator
Anne-Marie Leidl	....	graphic designer
Brant Lindroos	....	lead dresser
Spencer Louttit	....	assistant property master
Natalie Michalchyshyn	....	construction buyer
Guy Miller	....	set dresser
Bill Morrill	....	location lead carpenter
Suzie Schultz	....	art department coordinator (as Suzi Schultz)
Slava Shmakin	....	art department assistant
Michael Watson	....	lead painter (as Mike Watson)

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Peter Franck	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist (as Jason 'Frenchie' Gaya)
Lukasz Grzegorzewski	....	sound editor
William Hedegard	....	assistant sound editor
Bev Hutter	....	sound assistant
Houston King	....	sound facility assistant
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist (as Richard 'Tricky' Kitting)
Anders Kwarnmark	....	dialogue editor
Anders Kwarnmark	....	foley editor
Anders Kwarnmark	....	sound editor
Karin Janson Kwarnmark	....	assistant sound editor (as Karin Janson-Kwarnmark)
Robert McDonagh	....	boom operator
Ulf Olausson	....	foley artist
Daryl Powell	....	sound mixer
Daniel Saxlid	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Saxlid	....	sound designer
Daniel Saxlid	....	sound editor
Hanna Saxlid	....	sound facility assistant
David Silverin	....	foley recordist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Dan Cervin	....	special effects assistant
Garnet Harry	....	buyer
Dar Hicks	....	on-set supervisor
Eric Lemay	....	fabricator
Al Waldron	....	lead fabricator
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
R. Edward Black	....	Inferno artist: Encore Hollywood (as Edward Black)
Chris Bradley	....	lead effects artist: Luma Pictures
Alexandre Cancado	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Vincent Cirelli	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Kevin Curtin	....	production assistant: Luma Pictures
Chad Dombrova	....	lead lighting & pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures
Jaime Fortuno-Lavin	....	Inferno artist: Encore Hollywood
John R. Hazzard	....	animator: Luma Pictures (as John Hazzard)
Brent Hensarling	....	senior systems administrator: Luma Pictures
Linus Hoglin	....	compositor: The Chimney Pot (as Linus Höglin)
Cajun Hylton	....	lead model/texture artist: Luma Pictures
Fredrik Höglin	....	compositor: The Chimney Pot
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer: Encore Hollywood
Justin Johnson	....	digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Henric Larsson	....	visual effects supervisor: The Chimney Pot
Jason Locke	....	3D tracker: Luma Pictures
Valy Lungoccia	....	roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Artin Matousian	....	systems administrator: Luma Pictures
Artin Matousian	....	technical director: Luma Pictures
Robert Minshall	....	Inferno artist: Encore Hollywood
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Ashok Nayar	....	visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures
Ben Neall	....	lead texture/model artist: Luma Pictures
Fredrik Nord	....	compositor: The Chimney Pot
Pavel Pranevsky	....	CG supervisor: Luma Pictures
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	lead animator: Luma Pictures (as Raphael Pimentel)
Christopher Sage	....	lead environment artist: Luma Pictures
Payam Shohadai	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Joey Sila	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Doug Spilatro	....	Inferno artist: Encore Hollywood
Steven Swanson	....	visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
Bruce Turner	....	location visual effects supervisor
James Waterson	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Evan Wischik	....	general manager: Luma Pictures
Jason Yanofsky	....	lead lighter: Luma Pictures

Stunts
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Kim Honey Burnett	....	stunt double (as Kim Haney)
Mike Carpenter	....	stunt double
Jon Kralt	....	stunt driver
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Askey	....	key grip (as David Askey)
Yves Bernadet	....	lamp operator (as Yves Bernadette)
Marty Coady	....	best boy grip
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Glen A. Dickson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Glen Dickson)
Mike Draaijers	....	rigging electric
Nova Hanen	....	grip
Sean M. Harding	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Sean Harding)
John Harkin	....	lead man set up (as John Harkins)
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Randy A. Jablonka	....	lamp operator (as Randy Jablonka)
David Kershaw	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
David W. Leblanc	....	lamp operator (as Dave LeBlanc)
Carl Leveque	....	rigging grip
Michael Mayo	....	rigging gaffer (as Mike Mayo)
Robert Musnicki	....	additional still photographer
Clint Paglaro	....	video coordinator
Darren Robertson	....	video coordinator
Jean-Marc Saldini	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jean Marc Saldini)
Ian Seabrook	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew Towson	....	best boy electric
Michelle Turcott	....	camera trainee
Jim Van Dijk	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tyler Woeste	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jim Van Dijk	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Carmen Amos	....	casting assistant
Colleen Bolton	....	casting: Canada (as Colleen Rogers)
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting associate
Maureen Webb	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Bishop	....	assistant costume designer
Luisa Dalmagro	....	truck costumer
Mandy Hayes	....	costumer: prep
Tina-Jane Krohn	....	costumer: prep (as Tina Krohn)
Christina Petford	....	truck costumer
Tyler Tone	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	conform artist: Encore Hollywood
Robert Berman	....	additional assistant editor
Todd Busch	....	assistant editor
Gareth Cook	....	colorist: Encore Hollywood
Jose Del Villar	....	conform assistant: Encore Hollywood
David Feldman	....	digital intermediate producer: Encore Hollywood
Jennifer Godin	....	post-production coordinator (as Jenn Godin)
Ben Hasler	....	post-production coordinator: Yari Film Group
John Karian	....	color timer
Joan Malloch	....	post-production coordinator
Alex Ott	....	post-production coordinator: Yari Film Group
Justin Sanchez	....	digital intermediate data I/O: Encore Hollywood
Ron South	....	additional assistant editor
J. Bretton Truett	....	conform artist: Encore Hollywood (as Brett Truett)

Music Department
Karin Ancker	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Johanna Dahl	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Hanna Ekström	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Richard Glasser	....	music executive: Yari Film Group
Anders Jonsson	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Anna Landberg-Dager	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings (as Anna Dager)
Susanne Larsson	....	assistant: The Stiff Twins
Martin Mårtensson	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Viktoria Mårtensson	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Caj Müller	....	music studio coordinator
Malin-My Nilsson	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Anna-Karin Reuterhäll	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Nora Roll	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	music mixer
Joel Sill	....	music consultant
Jonas Wall	....	musician: saxophone
Ulrika Westerberg	....	musician: strings, Stockholm Strings
Alice Wood	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Peggy Archibald	....	driver: hair/make-up
Don Davey	....	transport co-captain
Paul deBourcier	....	driver: special effects (as Paul Debourcier)
Scott Delaplace	....	driver: cable truck
Dave Greenbaum	....	driver: construction
Gary Horn	....	driver: starwagon
Clif Kosterman	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Morpurgo	....	driver: camera truck (as Michael 'Brownie' Morpurgo)
Carlos Nickel	....	driver: cast
Carrie O'Bray	....	transport captain
Martin Walker	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Laura Alfieri	....	product placement: crew
Len Antonation	....	assistant chef: Cinema Scenes
Paul Archer	....	assistant chef: Cinema Scenes
Tobin Armbrust	....	production executive
Paula Arnspiger	....	assistant: Mr. Sinclair
Laura Atkins	....	post-production accountant: Post Accountants, Inc.
Chad Barager	....	first assistant production coordinator
Bob Bedard	....	head chef
Shehene Bedran	....	security
Howard Behar	....	production finance counsel
Elizabeth A. Bell	....	senior vice president: general counsel, Yari Film Group
Vitomir Bogdanovic	....	locations production assistant (as Mike Bogdanovic)
Christina Born	....	insurance broker: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Dennis Brown	....	chief financial officer: Yari Film Group
Michelle Cates	....	assistant: Mr. Brunner, Spitfire Pictures
Chris Charters	....	security captain (as Chris Charter)
June Christopher	....	adr loop group
Deborah Cohen	....	office production assistant
David Costello	....	locations production assistant
Steve Cummins	....	paralegal: Yari Film Group
Rebecca Perry Cutter	....	assistant: Mr. Enright, Yari Film Group (as Rebecca Cutter)
Dana Dubé	....	animal supplier (as Dana Dube)
Arthur Evrensel	....	production counsel: Canada, Heenan Blaikie
Les Ford	....	computer playback designer
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor
Kelli Gillam	....	post-production accountant: Post Accountants, Inc.
David Glasser	....	chief creative officer: Yari Film Group
Sharmila Gokel	....	assistant: Mr. Brown, Yari Film Group
Kate Goldberg	....	assistant: Mr Mallhi
Stephanie Herbert	....	second assistant production coordinator
Carol Hocking	....	production accountant
Bridget Hoffman	....	adr loop group
Ben Holden	....	creative executive: Spitfire Pictures
Aaron Houston	....	assistant to producer
Joel Hurley	....	location scout
David Hutkin	....	production financing: Imperial Capital Bank
William J. Immerman	....	chief operating officer: Yari Film Group
Lorraine Jamison	....	unit publicist
Keely Johnson	....	assistant production accountant: payroll
Krista Kelloway	....	assistant to producer
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearances: Cleared By Ashley
Natalie Lapointe	....	assistant: Mr. Bergvall and Mr. Sandquist (as Natalie LaPointe)
Rob Larson	....	key wrangler
Jennifer Lewis	....	trainee location manager
Jillian Longnecker	....	assistant: Mr. Ambrust, Spitfire Pictures
Margo MacPherson	....	assistant: Mr. Williamson
Dwane McIsaac	....	chef: Cinema Scenes (as Dwayne MacIsaac)
Arianne Meade	....	product placement: crew
Scott Menville	....	adr loop group
Linda L. Miller	....	production executive: Yari Film Group (as Linda Miller)
Julie Milstead	....	assistant: Mr. Yari
Susan Muir	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc.
Robert Musnicki	....	photo double
Robert Musnicki	....	stand-in
Bob Neill	....	adr loop group
Casey Nelson-Zutter	....	assistant location manager
Malee Nerenhausen	....	production executive: Yari Film Group
Buckley Norris	....	insurance broker: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Carly Norris	....	assistant: Mr. Davison and Mr. Lee
Nicole Oguchi	....	production coordinator (as Nicole Shizuka Oguchi)
Michelle Reed	....	assistant: Mr. Immerman, Yari Film Group
Derrick Rodger	....	production assistant
Alex Rosario	....	security
Darren Shmyr	....	craft service
Darren Shmyr	....	first aid
Georgia Simon	....	adr loop group
Kimberly Simpson	....	assistant: Ms. Bell, Yari Film Group
Cherie Smid	....	animal trainer
Chris Smith	....	locations production assistant
Louise Smith	....	assistant production accountant: A.P.
Eylem Sonmez	....	assistant: Vancouver
Eylem Sonmez	....	clearance coordinator
Skip Stellrecht	....	adr loop group
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement: Stone Management, Inc. (as Adam Stone)
Cat Stone	....	product placement: Stone Management, Inc.
Kimberly Stoner	....	assistant: Mr. Yari
Natalie Sutcliffe	....	on-set location liaison
Thierry Tanguy	....	location manager
Jessica Terrowski	....	clerk (as Jessica Ternowski)
Greg Trattner	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. (as Gregory Trattner)
Jeff Turko	....	security
C.J. Vranca	....	vp of business affairs
Susan Wallis	....	insurance broker: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Daniella Wells	....	assistant: Ms. Gellar
Jarin Rossiter	....	business & legal affairs (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Yari Film Group (YFG) (presents) (as Yari Film Group)
• Addicted Productions
• Vertigo Entertainment (producer)
• Spitfire Pictures (producer)
• Spitfire Pictures

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Aurum Producciones (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Gussi Artecinema (2010) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Luma Pictures (visual effects by)
• Encore Hollywood (visual effects by)
• Chimney Pot, The (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance broker
• Artbeats Digital Film Library  film footage provided by (as Artbeats Inc.)
• BBC Motion Gallery  film footage provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinema Scenes Catering  catering by (as Cinema Scenes)
• Cleared By Ashley  script clearances
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Eastside Communications  public relations
• Encore Hollywood  digital intermediate by
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Getty Images  film footage provided by
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  production counsel: Canada (as Heenan Blaikie)
• Imperial Capital Bank  production financing provided by
• In Your Face Studios  score production facility
• In Your Face Studios  score recording and mixing facility
• Kingside Studios Stockholm  score recording and mixing facility
• Post Accountants  post production accounting
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  film footage provided by
• Stone Management  product placement
• Upload Films  post-production management
• Weather Channel, The  film footage provided by

Also Known As:

"Shuffle 2: Exchange" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some sexuality and language

Runtime:

USA:85 min | Argentina:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (No. 43895) | Mexico:B | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Japan:G | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Yari Film Group (YFG)

Trivia:

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace became good friends while filming. Together, they later attended the "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Quotes:

Jessica:[trailer] He knows things about me. Things he couldn't possibly know. You really beleive that a soul could leave its body?

Movie Connections:

Remake of Addicted (2002)

Soundtrack:

Saving My Love

Difference

I haven't seen the Original Asian movie this is based on, but I am pretty sure, that I would like that more than the Remake I have seen. I'm pretty sure it is more subtle and has better character arcs. Not that the actors are bad in this, but as someone else wrote in a magazine: Seems like Sarah M. Gellars career has gone AWOL, since Buffy ended. And this movie won't bring her career back.

It's a nice little psycho thriller, that tries to stay ambiguous, but you might know where this is going, without me or anyone else telling you about it. There's still a chance you might like it more than some other people, but also a very good chance you might not like it at all. There's better thrillers out there, but you could pick a worse movie. If you are a fan of Sarah M. Gellar, you might wanna give it a try ... also if you like thriller movies in general (with a touch of supernatural thrown in for good measure). Everyone else should stay clear of this