Possessor Uncut

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102 minutes – Sci-fi
Language: English
Festival release date: January 2020 – Sundance
Release date: October 2, 2020
Production companies: Rhombus Media, Rook Films, Particular Crowd
Canadian distributor: Elevation Pictures
U.S. distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment

Like father like son? Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor is a slick, perfectly cast, perfectly shot and perfectly edited horror film. Tasva Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies. That’s step one. Step two is then have them commit crimes for her company. Unfortunately with each brain switch there is a certain amount of mind-melding, which produces helps drive the plot and the tension thanks to unforeseen side effects.

Possessor is a Canada/United Kingdom co-production and features an international cast. It was chosen to have its World Premiere in the World Cinema Drama Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. In March 2021, the Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Brandon Cronenberg Best Canadian Film Director for his work on Possessor.

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Crew:

Producer:

Fraser Ash
Niv Fichman
Kevin Krikst
Andrew Starke

Executive Producer:

Gary Hamilton
Ryan Hamilton
David U. Lee
Adrian Love
Daniel Negret
Tony Roman
Noah Segal
Steven Squillante
Simon Williams
Ying Ye

Co-Producer:

Steve Solomos

Associate Producer:

Matthew Hannam
Karim Hussain

Supervising Producer:

Rob Cotterill

Director:

Brandon Cronenberg

Screenwriter:

Brandon Cronenberg

Cinematographer:

Karim Hussain

Editor:

Matthew Hannam

Composer:

Jim Williams

Production Designer:

Rupert Lazarus

Art Director:

Kent McIntyre

Costume Designer:

Aline Gilmore

Cast: Roles:

Andrea Riseborough
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Tuppence Middleton
Sean Bean
Kaniehtiio Horn
Christopher Abbott
Hanneke Talbot
Rossif Sutherland
Christopher Jacot
Raoul Bhaneja
Gage Graham-Arbuthnot
Deragh Campbell
Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves
Kathy Maloney
Megan Vincent
Dorren Lee
Daniel Park
Danny Waugh
Matthew Garlick
Kelsey Klippenstein

Tasya Vos
Girder
Ava
John Parse
Reeta
Colin
Katherine
Michael
Reid Parse
Eddie
Ira Vos
Moira
Martha
Reporter
Alice
Tess
Policeman
Patrick
Elio
Tasya Vos photo double