The Possession

Fear The Demon That Doesn't Fear God

Allegedly based on a true story, this is in essence a Jewish version of The Exorcist. An estranged couple see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host. The parents eventually call in the experts who attempt to exorcise the spirit from the girl.

92 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Horror, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I want a better exocist!

Credits

Cast	Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Natasha Calis, Kyra Sedgwick, Jay Brazeau, Madison Davenport, Matisyahu
Director	Ole Bornedal
Screenplay	Juliet Snowden, Stiles White, from an article by Leslie Gornstein
Music	Anton Sanko
Cinematography	Dan Laustsen
Editing	Eric L. Beason, Anders Villadsen
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
Made in	2012
Produced by	Ghost House Pictures, North Box Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Horror
Language	Mild
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Fairly frequent, moderate, intense heighted by horror
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Occasional use of alcohol
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Hollywood Reporter Relying on hoary ghost story clichés makes for unintentional laughs	5
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi	5
Cape Times Frank Scheck Jewish variation on 'The Exorcist' lets low-rent horror out of box.	5
Box Office Sara Maria Vizcarrondo With an incredible performance by young Natasha Calls and surprisingly effect direction by Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) you'll be surprised how this horror gets you just when you think you're safe.	13
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Possession is a serious horror film about supernatural possession that depends on more than loud noises to scare us.	18
ScreenIt T. Durgin Some good scares, but not enough to pay full admission price.	9
Metacritic.com 26 critics	9
Rottentomatoes critics 82 critics	10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It may be based on a true story, but that doesn't excuse the way The Possession repeatedly falls back on hoary ghost movie clich�s -- or the uninentional laughs it provides.	8
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	10
Movie Review Intelligence 28 critics	11
What the People say
Internet 7394 Netizens boring	12
Average .. 48%	10