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Observance

  • 20152015
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Observance (2015)
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In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unu... Read allIn the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre h... Read allIn the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has... Read all

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  • Director
    • Joseph Sims-Dennett
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    • Joseph Sims-Dennett
    • Josh Zammit
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    • Stephanie King
    • Lindsay Farris
    • Brendan Cowell
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    • Joseph Sims-Dennett
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    • Joseph Sims-Dennett
    • Josh Zammit
  • Stars
    • Stephanie King
    • Lindsay Farris
    • Brendan Cowell
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    In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
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    7/10
    (Ob)serving the story
    Movies that are stake outs and that may feel weird to say the least, do have issues with character credibility at some point. And it's not different with this one, where you think, shouldn't our main character do something else instead? Shouldn't he see the signs and react to them rationally? But we wouldn't have a movie if he did. Also the actions are somewhat explained by his financial situation.

    So while you can argue these flaws and bumps in the story, you can also just a "enjoy" the suspense this builds up. And it has some very shocking moments indeed. It's a one location sort of deal, but it makes the most of it. And the suspense might be killing some people. And that's why I was surprised to see the lower rating here on IMDb. Didn't expect that to be truthful
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      • April 7, 2016 (Kuwait)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Соблюдение
    • Production company
      • Sterling Cinema
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      1 hour 27 minutes
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      • 2.35 : 1

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