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The Possession

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Initial release USA
Directors Ole Bornedal
Box office78. 5 million USD
Initial DVD release USA
Story by Leslie Gornstein
Awards Cannes Best Actress Award
César Award for Best Actress
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About The Possession


When their youngest daughter, Em (Natasha Calis), becomes strangely obsessed with an antique wooden box bought from a yard sale, parents Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm. However, Em becomes increasingly unstable, leading the couple to fear the presence of a malevolent force. To their horror, Clyde and Stephanie learn that the box contains a dybbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits -- and ultimately devours -- a human host.

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'Incredible' discovery of old passport in Devon school chest
Nov 24,2023 10:41 pm

... So far, it is unknown how the passport came to be in The Possession of the school...

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Nov 24,2023 7:41 am

... And it added that Mr Kim said " The Possession of reconnaissance satellite is a full-fledged exercise of the right to self-defence"...

Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years

Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
Oct 28,2023 6:20 am

... By 1815, the coin had found its way into The Possession of John Wadham, a prominent Bristol Blue Glassmaker, records show...

Elianne Andam: Boy, 17, charged with murder of schoolgirl in Croydon

Elianne Andam: Boy, 17, charged with murder of schoolgirl in Croydon
Sep 29,2023 3:01 am

... He has also been charged with The Possession of a knife...

Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK

Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK
Sep 22,2023 8:11 am

... The Scheherazade Foundation, which facilitated the return of the lock of hair, said it had originally been in The Possession of Captain Speedy...

US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs

US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs
Sep 20,2023 9:51 pm

... A few of the pieces were also in The Possession of Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress, and the estate of Serge Sabarsky, a well-known art collector, both of whom agreed to return them...

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Zombie knives: New rules to make big difference - PM
Aug 30,2023 10:31 am

... The Possession of a blade or sharply pointed object in public was first banned more than six decades ago, and expanded over the years to include other knives and legal requirements for folding knives or penknives...

How my dad rescued a stolen £40m da Vinci masterpiece

How my dad rescued a stolen £40m da Vinci masterpiece
Aug 24,2023 8:31 pm

... By this time it was in The Possession of a group in Liverpool who had acquired it as collateral in a failed property deal...

Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK

Aug 21,2023 8:01 pm

By Hanna TemuariBBC News, Addis Ababa

A lock of hair from a young Ethiopian prince, who died over 140 years ago, has been handed over in the UK to representatives from his Home Country .

In 1868, British soldiers took Prince Alemayehu away after invading The Fortress of his father, Emperor Tewodros Ii , who then killed himself.

The Crown Prince died aged 18 in 1879 after an unhappy upbringing in Britain.

He was buried at Windsor Castle near London, but recent requests to have his body returned have been turned down.

One of The Prince 's descendants, Fasil Minas, expressed hope that the handing over of The Prince 's hair could pave The Way for his body to go back to Ethiopia.

At a ceremony in London on Thursday evening, Ethiopia's ambassador to the UK Teferi Melesse took possession of The Lock of hair, as well as A Number of other artefacts that had been looted from Emperor Tewodros's Maqdala fortress.

He welcomed their return, saying that they will go back to their rightful place, where they can continue to inspire and educate generations to come.

He Said that Ethiopia would continue to press the UK to return more items seized from The Fortress .

The Prince was taken to London aged just seven, where his status as an orphan elicited the sympathy of Queen Victoria .

She agreed to support him financially and put him under the guardianship of Captain Tristram Charles Sawyer Speedy, The Man who had accompanied The Prince from Ethiopia.

The Scheherazade Foundation, which facilitated The Return of The Lock of hair, said it had originally been in The Possession of Captain Speedy.

Leonie Turner, a descendant of Speedy who handed over the hair in London, told Canadian broadcaster CBC that she had discovered the artefact among her family heirlooms.

" I felt Prince Alemayehu 's hair was a long way from home, " she is quoted as saying.

Alula Pankhurst , a member of Ethiopia's Heritages Restitution National Committee, told The Bbc he welcomed The Return of the hair but said this should Just Be the start.

" The restitution of Ethiopian artefacts looted by the1868 British expedition to Magdala is important for restorative justice and an excellent way to build better relations and collaborations between British and Ethiopian institutions, " He Said .

There have long been calls for The Return of The Prince 's body with a fresh demand from his descendants in May.

But in a Buckingham Palace rejected The Call , saying exhuming The Prince 's remains would disturb The Remains of others buried in The Catacombs of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle .

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