Possum
Directed by Matthew Holness
Disgraced children’s puppeteer Philip returns to his childhood home of Fallmarsh, Norfolk, intent on destroying Possum, a hideous puppet he keeps hidden inside a brown leather bag. When his attempts fail, Philip is forced to confront his sinister stepfather Maurice in an effort to escape the dark horrors of his past.
A disgraced puppeteer returns to his childhood home to destroy a hideous puppet and confront his past.
Cast: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe
Member Reviews
This is not a scary creature feature, this is a sad, dark, slow meditation on trauma. I'd never heard of Sean Harris before this but he was incredible and absolutely carried the film. What little dialogue there is is dreamlike; you are never quite sure where you are or how you got there or what you're doing, which is how it can feel when you're heavily dissociating from overwhelming trauma. Everything is symbolic, from the creature design to the title. I found this film to be beautiful and tragic more than anything. I hope the writer/director feels some catharsis from this.
It gives off big pretentious film-school energy, but I liked it. Creepy, slow-burn, drama/trauma British misery. Could have easily been 5 stars, but it feels like it's trying a little too hard at times.
Why does everything have to be a boring "think piece"? They should've shortened this to a horror-short
One of the creepiest puppets out there but i feel this should've been a short film, 45 minutes tops. Exposition dump right at the end which is amateur. It's got a great atmosphere.
I loved this! There are so many layers to this film. I went back and watched it again and got so much more out of it. The ending in particular shook me and really tied it all together. If you're looking for a film with straight forward storytelling, this is not that film. Everything is couched in imagery and inference.