Absentia

There are fates worse than death.
Absentia (2011)
5.8/10
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5.8/10
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5.8/10
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Release date
Budget
$70 000
Revenue
$8 555
Director
Scenario
Composer
Ryan David Leack
Producer
Actors
Photo Courtney Bell
Courtney Bell
Tricia
Photo Morgan Peter Brown
Morgan Peter Brown
Daniel
Photo Dave Levine
Dave Levine
Det. Mallory
Photo Justin Gordon
Justin Gordon
Det. Lonergan
Photo Doug Jones
Doug Jones
Walter Lambert
Connie Ventress
Ruth
Ian Gregory
Mitch
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Short description

Tricia's husband Daniel vanished seven years ago, and she has spent that time refusing to accept that he is gone. When her younger sister Callie moves in, she pushes Tricia to have Daniel legally declared dead so she can move forward. Tricia begins sorting through his belongings and considering a new relationship, but she is troubled by nightmares and hallucinations. Meanwhile, Callie becomes fixated on a pedestrian tunnel near the house, and as she looks into it, she learns that other people in the area have disappeared as well. It becomes apparent that Daniel's presumed death may not have been natural, and that something connected to the tunnel may now be turning its attention toward the two sisters.

Absentia is a 2011 American horror, mystery and thriller film written and directed by Mike Flanagan, and the first feature he directed in a run that continued with Oculus, Hush, Before I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep and The Life of Chuck. Flanagan produced it with Morgan Peter Brown and Justin Gordon. The cast includes Katie Parker as Callie, Courtney Bell as Tricia, Morgan Peter Brown as Daniel, Dave Levine and Justin Gordon as detectives, and Doug Jones as Walter Lambert.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 5.8 from around 22,000 votes, and on TMDB it also sits at 5.8, from roughly 400 votes. A critics' rating of 7.1 from 15 reviews places it noticeably above those audience scores.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The mirror hanging on the wall in the psychologist's office can be seen in the film "Oculus," directed by Mike Flanagan.
  • Actress Courtney Bell was actually seven months pregnant during filming.
  • $25,000 for filming was raised through crowdfunding on the kickstarter.com platform.

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