Fright Club Live: Possessor Uncut (2020)
Director: Brandon Cronenberg Run Time: 103 min. Rating: Unrated
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Country: Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
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About the film:
Using brain-implant technology, elite corporate assassin Tasya Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
“Cronenberg hijacks your eyeballs with sick techno-thriller.”
– Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire
Possessor (2020) had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and Cronenberg released the unrated “uncut” version theatrically a few years later.
About the filmmaker:
Brandon Cronenberg is a critically acclaimed writer and director from Toronto, Canada. His debut feature film, Antiviral (2012), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win a number of awards, including Best Canadian First Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His short film Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You (2019) premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week. His second and third feature films – Possessor (2020) and Infinity Pool (2023) – premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Brandon is the son of celebrated filmmaker David Cronenberg.
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