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Possessor

Possessor

No body is safe.

20206.41h 43m

Overview

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
Written by Brandon Cronenberg
Produced by Niv Fichman, Andrew Starke, Fraser Ash
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5MRevenue: $911K

Top Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Tasya Vos

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Colin Tate

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Girder

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

John Parse

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Ava Parse

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Michael Vos

Kaniehtiio Horn

Kaniehtiio Horn

Reeta

Raoul Bhaneja

Raoul Bhaneja

Eddie

Gage Graham-Arbuthnot

Gage Graham-Arbuthnot

Ira Vos

Gabrielle Graham

Gabrielle Graham

Holly

Themes & Keywords

mind controlassassingundystopiapossessionhallucinationgoremurdersanitymultiple stabbingsbrutalitymachinetech noircorporationassassination attemptmind possessionbrain implantbody horrormind parasite

About Possessor

Possessor is a horror, thriller, science fiction film released in 2020 exploring themes of mind control, assassin, gun, dystopia, possession, hallucination. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg, it stars Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

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