The Changeover (2017)

Director
Stuart McKenzie; Miranda Harcourt

Main cast
Erana James; Timothy Spall; Melanie Lynskey; Nicholas Galitzine; Lucy Lawless

Genres
Fantasy

Description
A New Zealand teen discovers she has a supernatural power.


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