Absentia (2011)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1290 Kbps | 91 min | 1,30 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps + 2 Commentary tracks
Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1290 Kbps | 91 min | 1,30 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps + 2 Commentary tracks
Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Director: Mike Flanagan
Writer: Mike Flanagan
Stars: Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine
Tricia's husband Daniel 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.' 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. As she begins to link it to other mysterious disappearances, it becomes clear that Daniel's presumed death might be anything but 'natural.' The ancient force at work in the tunnel might have set its sights on Callie and Tricia … and Daniel might be suffering a fate far worse than death in its grasp.
If you come to this expecting something along the lines of Saw then you will be disappointed. It is a fairly slow moving, character driven, existential horror. That said, there are a good number of scares and tense, edge of your seat scenes.
It is well done - good cinematography, acting, soundtrack and story. Hopefully the director will continue the good work on his next film, from the decent way the characters were written and top notch direction (for what I guess was a small budget) this is a truly excellent movie.
Well done to all involved.
Highly recommended.
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Commentary tracks:
– Commentary with director Mike Flanagan and actors Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine, Doug Jones
– Commentary with director Mike Flanagan, producers Morgan Peter Brown, Joe Wicker, Justin Gordon
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