Presence15

Directed by Steven Soderbergh | USA | 2024 | 1h 25m | Starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Lucas Papaelias

A family of four moves into a new home in a quiet suburban American town. As they attempt to settle in, the house remains cold and uninviting, revealing a litany of problems – from mounting tensions at work to an unsettling, ghostly presence that lingers in the shadows. Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (sex lies and videotape) reimagines the haunted house genre by shifting the perspective to the ghost itself, offering a hauntingly unique and intimate view of a family grappling with unseen and internal struggles.

Reviews

‘Shot entirely from the first-person perspective of a haunting spirit, the slow-burn thriller might have collapsed in less experienced hands, but Soderbergh expertly puts a terrific ensemble through their paces.’
★★★★★
Nicolas Rapold, The FT

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