Trailer: Brandon Cronenberg’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Possessor’

From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough). 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.

Brandon Cronenberg, whose father is director David Cronenberg, says in a statement about the film, “When I first started writing this the Snowden stuff was happening and everyone was very much aware of the degree to which governments are observing people and spying on citizens. Possessor is like the ultimate invasion of privacy –its someone in your life who’s actually not a person in your life.”

“Possessor is ripe with fascinating sci-fi concepts and deeply frightening horror,” says producer Fraser Ash. “What most spoke to us in the screenplay was the human fragility of the characters. The film’s unique exploration of the innate conflict between self-interest, family and responsibility is unlike anything we had ever seen.”

Possessor releases in select theaters and drive-ins on October 9th, and Digital and VOD on November 6th, via Neon. You can check out the official trailer below:

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