The Vanishing

Friday, August 23 - Saturday, August 31, 2024

A young man embarks on an obsessive search for the girlfriend who mysteriously disappeared while the couple were taking a sunny vacation trip, and his three-year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, a mild-mannered professor with a clinically diabolical mind. An unorthodox love story and a truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s THE VANISHING unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world

“The appalling, horrific climax of THE VANISHING will haunt your mind long after this film is over.” – Los Angeles Times

Screening as part of our RED ROOMS themed midnight series It’s Murder!: Four Films

• Country France
• Language Dutch and French with English Subtitles, English
• Year 1988
• Running Time 106 minutes
• Distributor Janus
• Director George Sluizer
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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