In the quiet town of Peacock John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy; Inception) lives with a dark secret. Most of the town's residents see him just as a quiet ordinary bank clerk living alone in a house at the edge of town. Nobody in town knows that John suffers from multiple personality disorder; disguising one half of his personality under the character of Emma. One day a freight train derails and crashes into his back garden unleashing a whirlwind of events. As John realises that his alter ego is under threat of discovery he invents a story involving a secret marriage... in order to maintain his dual life. However Emma doesn't want to remain a secret anymore she begins to speak to and get to know the other people in the town and refuses to disappear again. John realises that this is the start of a battle between the two personalities as Emma begins to take over his life completely ignoring his wishes and seeking out desires of her own.Ellen Page (Juno) Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise) Josh Lucas (American Psycho) Keith Carradine (Cowboys and Aliens) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day) also star. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. # In the quiet town of Peacock, John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy; Inception) lives with a dark secret. Most of the town's residents see him just as a quiet, ordinary bank clerk living alone in a house at the edge of town. Nobody in town knows that John suffers from multiple personality disorder; disguising one half of his personality under the character of "Emma". One day, a freight train derails and crashes into his back garden, unleashing a whirlwind of events. As John realises that his alter ego is under threat of discovery he invents a story involving a secret marriage in order to maintain his dual life. However, "Emma" doesn't want to remain a secret anymore, she begins to speak to and get to know the other people in the town and refuses to disappear again. John realises that this is the start of a battle between the two personalities as "Emma" begins to take over his life completely, ignoring his wishes and seeking out desires of her own. Ellen Page (Juno), Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise), Josh Lucas (American Psycho), Keith Carradine (Cowboys & Aliens) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day) also star. Actors Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas & Bill Pullman Director Michael Lander Certificate 12 years and over Year 2010 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 27 minutes (approx)
Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page and Susan Sarandon star in this psychological thriller about a man with a split personality disorder. Shy bank employee John Skillpa (Murphy) lives in the small community of Peacock, Nebraska. Following a traumatic childhood experience, he suffers from dissociative identity disorder with his alter ego being a woman called Emma. He manages to keep his problem a secret until one day, while Emma is out in the garden, a derailed train crashes onto John's land. His neighbours rush to the scene of the accident and meet Emma for the first time. When questions are asked, John declares that Emma is his wife but now that the townspeople know of her existence it becomes much harder to keep the truth about her identity from them. To make matters worse, young, single mother Maggie (Page) ignites an internal battle in John and Emma that becomes ever more present. Will she take over John completely?
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