Shelley (2016)
Director
Ali Abbasi
Main cast
Ellen Dorrit Petersen; Cosmina Stratan; Peter Christoffersen; Björn Andrésen; Marianne Mortensen
Genres
Drama, Horror
Description
Louise and Kasper want to become parents, but Louise cannot have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear her child, but things don't turn out quite as planned...
Ali Abbasi
Main cast
Ellen Dorrit Petersen; Cosmina Stratan; Peter Christoffersen; Björn Andrésen; Marianne Mortensen
Genres
Drama, Horror
Description
Louise and Kasper want to become parents, but Louise cannot have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear her child, but things don't turn out quite as planned...
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