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Absentia

Absentia

There are fates worse than death.

20115.91h 31m

Overview

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

Directed by Mike Flanagan
Written by Mike Flanagan
Produced by Kevin Kale, Morgan Peter Brown, Joe Hollow
Box OfficeBudget: $70KRevenue: $9K

Top Cast

Katie Parker

Katie Parker

Callie

Courtney Bell

Courtney Bell

Tricia

Morgan Peter Brown

Morgan Peter Brown

Daniel

Dave Levine

Dave Levine

Det. Mallory

Justin Gordon

Justin Gordon

Det. Lonergan

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Walter Lambert

C

Connie Ventress

Ruth

I

Ian Gregory

Mitch

E

Erin Cipolletti

Uniformed Officer

D

Damon Pfaff

Uniformed Officer

Themes & Keywords

griefapparitioninvestigatormissing persontunneldeclared deadmissing husbandreturned alivesister sister relationshipabsent husbandunderpass

About Absentia

Absentia is a horror, mystery film released in 2011 exploring themes of grief, apparition, investigator, missing person, tunnel, declared dead. Directed by Mike Flanagan, it stars Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Morgan Peter Brown. Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

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