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The New Daughter

The New Daughter

How Far Will A Father Go To Protect The Ones He Loves?

20095.31h 48m

Overview

John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.

Directed by Luiso Berdejo
Written by John Travis, John Connolly
Produced by Paul Brooks
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Top Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

John James

Ivana Baquero

Ivana Baquero

Louisa James

Gattlin Griffith

Gattlin Griffith

Sam James

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Cassandra

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Prof. Evan White

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Amanda Garsys

Student

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Mark Charles Davis

Student

Edmund Entin

Edmund Entin

BC #2

Gary Entin

Gary Entin

BC #1

Margaret Anne Florence

Margaret Anne Florence

Alexis Danella

Themes & Keywords

murdermacabrekilledmurderedsuspensefulfrightenedkill

About The New Daughter

The New Daughter is a horror, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of murder, macabre, killed, murdered, suspenseful, frightened. Directed by Luiso Berdejo, it stars Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Gattlin Griffith. John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.

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