Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.
Acting
Murphy's trembling intensity vs De Niro's terrifying calm
Direction
Cortés builds dread through negative space and silence
Director
Rodrigo Cortés
Cillian Murphy
Tom Buckley
Sigourney Weaver
Margaret Matheson
Robert De Niro
Simon Silver
Elizabeth Olsen
Sally Owen
Toby Jones
Paul Shackleton
Joely Richardson
Monica Handsen
Craig Roberts
Ben
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Palladino
Adriane Lenox
Rina
Garrick Hagon
Howard McColm
Burn Gorman
Benedict Cohen
Mitchell Mullen
Jim Carroll
Madeleine Potter
Sarah Sidgwick
Eloise Webb
Susan Sidgwick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cortés made this fresh off Buried (2010), trading claustrophobic coffin for expansive psychological unease.
The film's divisive twist deliberately mirrors its themes: your reaction reveals whether you're a skeptic or believer at heart.
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