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Caveat
Why this pick
Like Possum, it traps a damaged man in a decaying, isolated space where an unnerving object and fractured memory turn dread into a slow, oppressive psychological ordeal.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2018 1h 25m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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The Dark and the Wicked
Why this pick
Its rural bleakness, sparse dialogue, and relentless sense of inherited trauma closely match Possum’s grim, grief-soaked atmosphere and patient escalation.
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The Canal
Why this pick
A psychologically frayed protagonist investigates a home’s disturbing past in a film that shares Possum’s muted visual gloom, uncertainty, and intensely personal horror.
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The Eyes of My Mother
Why this pick
Its stark monochrome imagery, childhood damage, and detached nightmare logic echo the austere, deeply unsettling intimacy of Possum.
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Koko-di Koko-da
Why this pick
Its grotesque storybook imagery and cyclical confrontation with grief create the same kind of intimate, symbolic nightmare that makes Possum so disquieting.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After returning to his childhood home, Phillip, a disgraced children's puppeteer, is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life. All the while he is haunted by a horrific spider-like marionette called Possum.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Simon Bubb
Mr. Evans
Sean Harris
Philip
Alun Armstrong
Maurice