Possessor (2020)

Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.

Director:

Brandon Cronenberg

Writer:

Brandon Cronenberg

Stars:

Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh

6 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabrielle Graham	...	Holly
Hanneke Talbot	...	Katherine
Matthew Garlick	...	Elio
Daniel Park	...	Policeman
Andrea Riseborough	...	Tasya Vos
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Girder
Hrant Alianak	...	Lead Technician
Rachael Crawford	...	Dr. Melis
Rossif Sutherland	...	Michael Vos
Gage Graham-Arbuthnot	...	Ira Vos
Kathy Maloney	...	Reporter
Megan Vincent	...	Alice
Danny Waugh	...	Patrick
Christopher Abbott	...	Colin Tate
Tuppence Middleton	...	Ava Parse

Storyline

Tasya Vos is a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of the company. While she has a special gift for the work, her experiences on these jobs have caused a dramatic change in her, and in her own life she struggles to suppress violent memories and urges. As her mental strain intensifies, she begins to lose control, and soon she finds herself trapped in the mind of a man whose identity threatens to obliterate her own.

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Plot Keywords:

tech noir | injection | assassination attempt | questioning sanity | lack of empathy | 

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Taglines:

No Body is Safe

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cronenberg has said there are several deleted scenes, as well as behind the scenes featurettes, that will be available for the home video release of the film. A director's commentary track may be added but has not yet been recorded as of the theatrical release in October 2020.

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Quotes

Colin Tate: Just think, one day your wife is cleaning the cat litter and she gets a worm in her, and that worm ends up in her brain. The next thing that happens is she gets an idea in there, too. And it's hard to say whether that idea is really hers or it's just the worm. And it makes her do certain things. Predator things. Eventually, you realize that she isn't the same person anymore. She's not the person that she used to be. It's gotta make you wonder, whether you're really married to her... or married ...

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Connections

Featured in Possessor/Possessor Uncut Review (What's the difference?) (2020)

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Soundtracks

The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
Written by Owen Pallett
Performed by Owen Pallett (as Final Fantasy)
Published by Domino Publishing Co.
Licensed courtesy of Domino Records Co.

User Reviews

Visually good, but..

... that's pretty much it. It just looks good. Well, the acting is alright too, i guess. The pacing is way too slow, literally 2/3 could've been cut into a 12 minutes run time. Though the concept is nice, they didn't able to make an interesting plot (if even there's any plot at all). The "weird imagery" and "violent" that sole purpose to make it edgy-artsy, didn't work. It ended up boring and dull.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2020 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Possessor

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$252,664, 4 October 2020

Gross USA:

$752,885

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$904,445

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rhombus Media, Rook Films, Particular Crowd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1