Asylum

2005 • 99 minutes
4.4
11 reviews
36%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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Natasha Richardson (THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS) is Stella, the beautiful, neglected wife of Max Raphael (Hugh Bonneville), the newly appointed Deputy Superintendent of a maximum-security psychiatric hospital outside of London. Soon after her arrival, Stella develops a curious attraction to Edgar Stark (Marton Csokas), an artist confined for the gruesome murder of his wife in a jealous rage. Secretly observed by the cunning Dr. Peter Cleave (Golden Globe winner Ian McKellen), Stella and Edgar begin a torrid affair. But as passions are ignited, so are suspicions, rage and jealousies, plunging the characters into a thrilling game of cat and mouse that builds to a shocking, fever-pitched conclusion. Brilliantly acted and fraught with sexual tension, ASYLUM is a "powerful, haunting and beautifully crafted"* story of passion, manipulation and erotic obsession. *Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.4
11 reviews
Hawanatu Tholley
February 6, 2014
It made me fell in love , oh ! the things we do for love:-X
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Pat Fraser
July 3, 2015
Natasha Richardson born to play this role. What a memorable performance!
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