Trauma (2004)

Director
Marc Evans

Main cast
Colin Firth; Mena Suvari; Naomie Harris; Sean Harris; Neil Edmond

Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Description
Awaking from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben's world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben's out of hospital and, attempting to start a new life, he moves home and is befriended by a beautiful young neighbour Charlotte. His life may be turning around but all is not what it seems and, haunted by visions of his dead wife, Ben starts to lose his grip on reality.


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