The Cry of the Owl
Feb 07 2009
•2h 41m
•Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
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Paddy Considine
Robert Forrester
Julia Stiles
Jenny Thierolf
Karl Pruner
Mr. Jaffe
Phillip MacKenzie
Lavigne Client
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