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Possum

After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.

Director

Matthew Holness

Year

Genre

drama, horror, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

BFI,The Fyzz,Bankside Films,Evandine Productions

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://bulldog-film.com/films/possum/

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Subtitles by explosiveskull - Possum

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Here's a bag, now what's inside? - Possum

Here's a bag, now what's inside?

Little Possum, black as sin. - Possum

Little Possum, black as sin.

- Did you hear about it?
- I know where that happened. - Possum

- Did you hear about it? - I know where that happened.

- Besides, it was the old army barracks.
- Whereabouts? - Possum

- Besides, it was the old army barracks. - Whereabouts?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Stop! Why you hittin' me? Stop. - Possum

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop! Why you hittin' me? Stop.

- Stop, both of you. Stop.
- Fallmarsh, next stop. - Possum

- Stop, both of you. Stop. - Fallmarsh, next stop.

What's inside, man or spider? - Possum

What's inside, man or spider?

An old teaching colleague of mine
wrote to me. - Possum

An old teaching colleague of mine wrote to me.

Remember, a demonstration. - Possum

Remember, a demonstration.

Look at Possum, there he lies. - Possum

Look at Possum, there he lies.

For a while. My house. - Possum

For a while. My house.

- Runs in the family.
- You're not my father, Maurice. - Possum

- Runs in the family. - You're not my father, Maurice.

Police are investigating
the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy - Possum

Police are investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old ...

Officers are searching
local woodlands and waste ground - Possum

Officers are searching local woodlands and waste ground

Wait awhile, my little child,
for what is playing dead. - Possum

Wait awhile, my little child, for what is playing dead.

Possum, with his black balloons,
will eat you up in bed. - Possum

Possum, with his black balloons, will eat you up in bed.

We were on the marshes, - Possum

We were on the marshes,

When we got there, we found a fox. - Possum

When we got there, we found a fox.

Thought it had swallowed something,
'cause it was pantin'. - Possum

Thought it had swallowed something, 'cause it was panti...

They grabbed my head, - Possum

They grabbed my head,

"Possum.
How he came into the world. 1978." - Possum

"Possum. How he came into the world. 1978."

Can you spy him deep within - Possum

Can you spy him deep within

"Bag is open, growing wider." - Possum

"Bag is open, growing wider."

- Where'd you get that?
- Fell. From there. - Possum

- Where'd you get that? - Fell. From there.

- You won't see me again, Maurice.
- Won't I? - Possum

- You won't see me again, Maurice. - Won't I?

- People are talkin'.
- Talkin' about what? - Possum

- People are talkin'. - Talkin' about what?

Happy valley, painted black,
all the children in a sack. - Possum

Happy valley, painted black, all the children in a sack.

Your time. After the fire. - Possum

Your time. After the fire.

- I remember.
- That business with the fox... - Possum

- I remember. - That business with the fox...

A colleague asked me in
to teach them all a lesson. - Possum

A colleague asked me in to teach them all a lesson.

Wore a mask so they couldn't see him. - Possum

Wore a mask so they couldn't see him.

I'm sorry. Here. - Possum

I'm sorry. Here.

Police are widening their search - Possum

Police are widening their search

Officers are investigating reports
of a man acting suspiciously - Possum

Officers are investigating reports of a man acting suspiciou...

The suspect,
who was wearing a beige raincoat, - Possum

The suspect, who was wearing a beige raincoat,

Police are warning members of the public
not to approach the man, - Possum

Police are warning members of the public not to approach the...

- What did they want?
- None of my business. - Possum

- What did they want? - None of my business.

- No.
- He'll turn up. They always do. - Possum

- No. - He'll turn up. They always do.

Can I see him then, please, miss?
Will I... Will I see him, Mr Grant? - Possum

Can I see him then, please, miss? Will I... Will I see him, ...

- Come where?
- Police station, miss. - Possum

- Come where? - Police station, miss.

OK, will you call them?
And I'll keep him here. - Possum

OK, will you call them? And I'll keep him here.

The parcel opened,
out it sprang, - Possum

The parcel opened, out it sprang,

Children, run! He'll eat and smother
any child without a mother. - Possum

Children, run! He'll eat and smother any child without ...

- Come to see Mummy and Daddy?
- No, no, no. - Possum

- Come to see Mummy and Daddy? - No, no, no.

- No. No, no, no.
- Poor boy. - Possum

- No. No, no, no. - Poor boy.

- Mummy and Daddy all burned away?
- No. - Possum

- Mummy and Daddy all burned away? - No.

There, there. Uncle's here, lad.
Uncle Maurice with his fingers. - Possum

There, there. Uncle's here, lad. Uncle Maurice with his...

Please... Please, Uncle Maurice, don't.
Please, don't. - Possum

Please... Please, Uncle Maurice, don't. Please, don...

Leave your poor, wicked uncle all alone? - Possum

Leave your poor, wicked uncle all alone?

- No, please.
- Poor Philip. - Possum

- No, please. - Poor Philip.

- Trousers down.
- No. No! - Possum

- Trousers down. - No. No!

You knew it was me, didn't you, boy?
Out by the barracks. - Possum

You knew it was me, didn't you, boy? Out by the barrack...

- Yes.
- It's where I worked. - Possum

- Yes. - It's where I worked.

But you said nothing. Silly boy. - Possum

But you said nothing. Silly boy.

If you cry, I'll start again. - Possum

If you cry, I'll start again.

A man now, are ya, boy? - Possum

A man now, are ya, boy?

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After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Matthew Holness

Writer: Matthew Holness

Production: BFI,The Fyzz,Bankside Films,Evandine Productions

Genre: drama, horror, mystery

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 64/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Oct 2018

Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://bulldog-film.com/films/possum/

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