Obsession

Obsession

2015 · 100 min · NL · 6.3 (228 votes)
Dir. Antoinette Beumer · Starring Loes Haverkort, Mark van Eeuwen, Peter Paul Muller, Evi van der Laken, Bobby van Vleuten, Jennifer Hoffman
RomanceThriller

Simone inherits a dilapidated farmhouse in France and makes her way there with her husband Eric and their two children. Her dream is to turn the house into a bed and breakfast but as the hectic pace of the rebuilding gets underway, she gets caught up in the romance and chaos of it all. Losing sight of her goals, she must find her way back to the dreams and ambitions which brought her there in the first place.

VIBE

A slow-burn thriller that captures the intoxicating allure of forbidden desire and the quiet desperation of a woman rediscovering her own ambitions amidst rural isolation. It's a film that feels both intimate and unsettling, with a palpable sense of romantic tension.

tenseromanticmelancholicatmosphericsteadyEuropean arthousecharacter-driven dramaslow-burn thrillerambitioninfidelityself-discoveryrural life
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