Close Your Eyes (2002)

Director
Nick Willing

Main cast
Goran Visnjic; Shirley Henderson; Miranda Otto; Paddy Considine; Corin Redgrave

Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Description
While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.


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