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Possession review
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a lawyer sent to Jamaica to get to the bottom of a mystery about an inheritance. What unfolds is an evocative story packed with horrors, past injustices – and a supernatural element that you will rate or hate
TL;DR
- Claudia, a biracial lawyer, is tasked with discrediting Cudjoe East, an unknown African national named as the sole heir to a £50m fortune.
- The case involves a dual-timeline narrative, contrasting the present-day inheritance dispute with events 300 years prior during the era of slavery and Tacky's War.
- Claudia experiences increasingly vivid nightmares that seem to connect with the estate's history and supernatural occurrences.
- The mystery deepens as Claudia investigates the past, uncovering the story of Matthew, an enslaved man promised an inheritance that was denied by his half-sister, Charlotte.
- The film explores themes of colonialism, its enduring evils, unadmitted sins, guilt, and the possibility of justice or reparations.
- The supernatural elements, including spectral presences and levitation, blur the lines between historical trauma and paranormal activity.