Absentia (2011)

A woman and her sister begin to link a mysterious tunnel to a series of disappearances, including that of her own husband.

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writer:

Mike Flanagan

Stars:

Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie Parker	...	Callie
Courtney Bell	...	Tricia
Dave Levine	...	Det. Ryan Mallory
Morgan Peter Brown	...	Daniel Riley
Justin Gordon	...	Det. Lonergan
James Flanagan	...	Jamie Lambert
Scott Graham	...	Dr. Elliott
Doug Jones	...	Walter Lambert
Ian Gregory	...	Mitch
Connie Ventress	...	Ruth
Elisabeth Adwin	...	Lawyer
Erin Cipolletti	...	Police Officer
Mark Dumonski	...	Dr. Carpenter
Brandon Valley Jones	...	Police Officer
Joseph Mendoza	...	Police Officer

Storyline

Tricia's husband Daniel has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia.' As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house. As she begins to link it to other mysterious disappearances, it becomes clear that Daniel's presumed death might be anything but 'natural.' The ancient force at work in the tunnel might have set its sights on Callie and Tricia ... and Daniel might be suffering a fate far worse than death in its grasp.

---

Plot Keywords:

tunnel | missing person | death certificate | jogging | pregnancy | 

---

Taglines:

There are fates worse than death.

---

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2013 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Nestali

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FallBack Plan Productions, Blue Dot Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Courtney Bell (Tricia) was actually seven months pregnant during production.

---

Goofs

When Callie is introduced to the detective Mallory before she excuses herself to go shower she says "nice to meet," clearly forgetting the "you" at the end of the sentence.

---

Quotes

Callie: I'm gonna shower. I smell like an armpit's asshole.

---

Soundtracks

"Bleed With Me"
Written and Performed by Beezle

User Reviews

Very Good Low Budget Horror

If you come to this expecting something along the lines of Saw then you will be disappointed. It is a fairly slow moving, character driven, existential horror. That said, there are a good number of scares and tense, edge of your seat scenes.

It is well done - good cinematography, acting, soundtrack and story. Hopefully the director will continue the good work on his next film, from the decent way the characters were written and top notch direction (for what I guess was a small budget)this is a truly excellent movie.

Well done to all involved.

Highly recommended.