A brilliant
and respected criminal psychologist, Dr. Miranda Grey (HALLE
BERRY) is an expert at knowing what is rational. What is
logical. What is sane.
Under the direction of her husband (CHARLES S. DUTTON),
the chief administrator of the psychiatric ward at the
Woodward Penitentiary for Women, Miranda treats
dangerously disturbed patients like Chloe (PENÉLOPE
CRUZ), an intensely charismatic murderess whose
confessions of satanic torture are dismissed by the
judicious doctor as the psychotic meanderings of a
paranoid mind.
But Miranda's comfortable marriage and stable life are
thrust into terrifying jeopardy after a cryptic
encounter with a mysterious young girl leads to a
nightmare beyond her wildest imagination.
When Miranda awakens from the horrific incident, she is
shocked to discover that her husband has been murdered -
and the bloody evidence points directly at her. Unable
to fathom having committed an unmotivated act of such
sheer brutality against a man she loved and admired,
Miranda suddenly finds herself confined to Woodward
alongside the highly unstable patients she used to treat
with methodical detachment.
With no memory of the night in question except for
fractured visions of the hauntingly enigmatic girl, the
doctor's behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Her
claims of innocence are seen as the beginnings of a deep
descent into madness by her former colleagues like Dr.
Pete Graham (ROBERT DOWNEY JR.), Miranda's sympathetic
but skeptical coworker who is wrestling with issues of
his own.
Forced to rely on her instincts rather than facts,
Miranda begins to believe that she has been possessed by
a supernatural force determined to exact revenge at the
expense of her sanity. As Chloe draws her deeper into
her own personal hell, Miranda must determine if she is
being driven to madness…or closer to the truth!!
Rating Reason:
For Violence, Brief Language, and Nudity.
Starring: Halle
Berry, Penélope Cruz, Penelope Cruz, Robert Downey,
Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dutton, Bernard Hill,
John Carroll Lynch, Kathleen Mackey
Directed By: Mathieu
Kassovitz
Release Information:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November
21, 2003
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004
Run Time: 98 minutes
Production Company: Warner Home
Video
Package Type: Keep Case
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
Available Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Languages:
English and French (Dubbed in Quebec)
Available Subtitles: English,
French and Spanish
Closed Captioned:
Yes
Bonus Features:
Commentary by Director Mathieu
Kassovitz and Director of Photography Matthew
Libatique