Observance

Observance

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PG-13 2016 · 90 min · ★ 5.0 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery

In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.

Directed by Joseph Sims-Dennett · Written by Joseph Sims-Dennett

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