pos·ses·sion
/pəˈzeSH(ə)n/
noun
- the state of having, owning, or controlling something."he had taken possession of one of the sofas"synonyms: ownership, proprietorship, control, hands, keeping, care, custody, charge, hold, title, guardianship, seize, appropriate, impound, expropriate, sequestrate, sequester, confiscate, take, get, acquire, obtain, secure, procure, possess oneself of, get hold of, get one's hands on, help oneself to, occupy, conquer, capture, commandeer, requisition, distrain, attach, disseize, poind, get one's mitts on
- an item of property; something belonging to one."I was alone with no money or possessions"synonyms: asset, thing, article, item owned, chattel, belongings, things, property, worldly goods, goods, personal effects, effects, stuff, assets, accoutrements, paraphernalia, impedimenta, bits and pieces, luggage, baggage, bags and baggage, chattels, movables, valuables, goods and chattels, gear, junk, traps, clobber, trek, dunnage, shit, crap
- the state of being controlled by a demon or spirit."they prayed for protection against demonic possession"
Possession
R · 1981 ‧ Horror/Fantasy ‧ 2h 3m
After Anna (Isabelle Adjani) reveals to her husband, Mark (Sam Neill), that she is having an affair, she leaves him and their son. Mark is devastated, and seeks out Heinrich (Heinz Bennent), the man who cuckolded him, only to receive a beating....
Release date: October 28, 1983 (USA)
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Screenplay: Andrzej Żuławski and Frederic Tuten
Distributed by: Gaumont
Box office: $1.1 million (US only)
Budget: $2.4 million
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