Genre: Crime, Thriller, Murder, Suspense, Supernatural, Serial Killer, Religion, Doctor, Psychic, Occult, Marriage, Gore, Kidnapping, Psychos, Detectives, Teenage
Tagline: You won't snap out of it.
Plot: Hypnotherapist Doctor Michael Strother has a dangerous gift: he has flashes of visions from his patients' minds. Whilst trying to help Detective Janet Losey give up smoking, he sees in her mind a young girl floating below the surface of a stream. Losey is working on a case where a young girl, Heather, has disappeared. When she is found several days later, she has been struck dumb by whatever trauma she has endured. The only clue could lie in the mysterious markings on her arms. Orthodox police investigation has failed so far, and so Losey enlists Michael's help, hoping that he can coax the girl to speak. When she does, she utters gibberish, which Michael eventually realizes is some kind of incantation. At home, Michael's pregnant wife, Clara, warns her husband not to become involved. Michael and Clara, with daughter Martha, have left their home in America after Michael's hypnosis of a young swimmer led to the boy's death. Michael is haunted by guilt, and suffers insomnia. Via the internet, Losey contacts Elliot, owner of a bizarre game shop. His knowledge of arcane religions leads him to recognize that the words spoken and the symbols on Heather's arms are associated with ancient liturgies. Elliot recommends that they read the work of Professor Catherine Lebourg. In the
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| Directed by |
Nick Willing
Alice in Wonderland, Jason and the Argonauts, Photographing Fairies |
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 | Shirley Henderson
Trainspotting, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
 | Miranda Otto
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, War of the Worlds |
 | | | | Fiona Shaw
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
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