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Absentia( 2011)

TV-MAHorrorMysteryThriller
58%
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There are fates worse than death.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Katie Parker

      Callie

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      Courtney Bell

      Tricia

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      Morgan Peter Brown

      Daniel

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      Dave Levine

      Det. Mallory

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      Justin Gordon

      Det. Lonergan

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      Doug Jones

      Walter Lambert

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      Connie Ventress

      Ruth

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      Ian Gregory

      Mitch

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      Erin Cipolletti

      Uniformed Officer

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      Damon Pfaff

      Uniformed Officer

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      Peter Wylie

      Uniformed Officer

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      Brandon Valley Jones

      Uniformed Officer

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      Elisabeth Adwin

      Lawyer

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      Mark Dumonski

      Dr. Carpenter

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      Scott Graham

      Dr. Elliott

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Oct 18 2015
    Three Billy Goats Gruff. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, Absentia finds Tricia (Courtney Bell) and Callie (Katie Parker) as two sisters who come to believe that the underpass nearby could be linked to the many disappearances in the area. A slow burn indie horror is not everybody's idea of a good time, but Flanagan has crafted a smart atmospheric chiller, one with a nifty fairy tale fantasy bubbling away under the surface. Narratively it's low-key, though the air of grief and terror is palpable. The setting is a low rent area of Los Angeles, a place where the girls are told to alway...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    70000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • grief
    • apparition
    • investigator
    • missing person
    • tunnel
    • declared dead
    • missing husband
    • returned alive
    • sister sister relationship
    • absent husband
    • underpass