Presence showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast.

Certificate15

Year2024

GenreDrama, Horror

Director(s)Steven Soderbergh

Writer(s)David Koepp

LanguageEnglish

CountryUSA

Running Time1HR 25MINS

Season Main Programme

Steven Soderbergh's latest grants us a unique point of view to a family passing through troubled times — and casting an unforgettably eerie atmosphere.

Soderbergh approaches every category of movie with playful rigour and an encyclopedic knowledge of film, but the Academy Award–winning director’s take on horror may be his most wondrous feat of genre reinvention yet.

Written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park), Presence shakes the ghost story to life by embracing death. Told from the point of view of a housebound spirit, the film makes a spectre of the spectator, observing a family who sense they are not alone in their new home.

Starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Eddy Maday, Callina Liang, West Mulholland and Julia Fox.