Part of All Monsters Attack! From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
“A tale of cyber-surveillance and physical transference that taps into timely fears while also addressing age-old issues of identity, alienation and being an impostor in your own life.” Mark Kermode, Observer (UK)
“A beautiful nightmare that it’s hard to wake up from.” Leila Latif, Little White Lies
“CRITICS PICK! …a shocking work that moves from disquieting to stressful with ruthless dispatch.” Glenn Kenny, New York Times
“A film which achieves a great deal on the strength of its mind-melting visual impact and its elegantly cruel atmosphere.” Wendy Ide, Screen International