The Unborn
A Supernatural Thriller
The
Unborn is a supernatural thriller that draws upon the legend of a
dybbuk, a malevolent spirit that refuses to leave the human world and
inhabits the body of a person.
Dreams and
Visions
Protagonist Casey Beldon (Odette
Yustman) is plagued by merciless dreams, visions of strange looking
dogs, and an evil child with bright blue eyes. After being hit with a
mirror by her neighbor's son, Casey's eyes begin to change color and she
learns she had a twin brother who died in the womb. Casey begins to
suspect that the spirit haunting her is the soul of her dead twin, being
possessed bya dybbuk, wanting to be born so it can transfer to the
world of the living.
A Twin
Brother
Casey meets a woman named Sofi,
who is revealed to be her grandmother. Sofi explains that she had a twin
brother who was killed in Nazi experiments in Auschwitz when they were
both just children. The boy was brought back to life by a dybbuk who
intended to use his body as a portal into the world of the living. Sofi
killed her twin to stop the dybbuk, and now it haunts her family for
revenge. Sofi refers Casey to Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman), who can
perform a Jewish exorcism to remove the dybbuk. The exorcism is
performed, but things go awry as the dybbuk tries to stop Rabbi Sendak
from completing the ritual. The dybbuk disappears after the exorcism and
the death of Casey's boyfriend. Soon afterward, Casey learns she is
pregnant with twins.
Cast and Credits
Cast: Odette
Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Megan Good
Written and
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Universal Pictures
Rated
R