ThrillerDrama

Anna

- Don't let her in.

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Release Date : 2013-10-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : StudioCanalThe Safran CompanyOmbra FilmsRoxburyAtresmediaAnton Capital EntertainmentCanal+TV3ICOVision Globale

Production Country : CanadaFranceSpainUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Washington

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Greene

Original Name : Taissa Farmiga

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sebastian

Original Name : Brian Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michelle Greene

Original Name : Saskia Reeves

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robert Greene

Original Name : Richard Dillane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judith Morrow

Original Name : Indira Varma

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peter Lundgren

Original Name : Noah Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Ortega

Original Name : Alberto Ammann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Megan 'Mousey' Scanlon

Original Name : Jessica Barden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jaime Feld

Original Name : Clare Calbraith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senator Rockford

Original Name : Julio Perillán

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Worner

Original Name : Rod Hallett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samantha Harris

Original Name : Sanny van Heteren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan Merrick

Original Name : Antonia Clarke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anna Washington

Original Name : Frida Palsson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daniela Hooper

Original Name : Molly Stein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Simon Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marjorie

Original Name : Aisha Prigann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Ortega

Original Name : Minnie Marx

Gender : Female

Character Name : 5 Year Old Anna Greene

Original Name : Eliza Bateman

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-07

Mark Strong isn't bad, usually, as the baddie or the sidekick but I'm afraid that as a leading actor he isn't really very, well, strong. He is "Washington" in this thriller about a man who can plumb the depths of other people's memories and get to the bottom of their problems. This particular "memory detective" has been recovering from a personal tragedy of his own when he is summoned to a stately home to meet the sixteen year old "Anna" (Taissa Farmiga) at the behest of his boss "Sebastian" (the sparingly used Brian Cox). She's a troubled girl but what concerns her parents most is that she is refusing to eat. His job is just to chat with her, put her at her ease and convince her to have a sandwich. If only it were to be that simple, though. As the two begin to chat, he begins to suspect that there is something ghastly lurking in her sub-conscience. Is she downright malevolent or is she, perhaps, the victim of someone else's behaviour. As the story unravels, he finds himself caught in a maelstrom that tests not just his skills but his own strength of character. He struggles to differentiate between truth and fiction and not just in her mind, either. So far, the concept is quite intriguing but I'm afraid the execution isn't great. It's written as if it were a sketch, with little attention to any detail to fill out the characterisations and Strong has little in his armoury to compensate for that. The denouement is hardly a surprise and I was a bit disappointed in the whole thing. It's watchable enough, but I doubt I will remember it next week.