The Unseen

The Unseen

Year: 2017

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: English

Director: Gary Sinyor

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Following the devastating loss of their son, Gemma and Will seek solace with a vacation at a secluded cottage in the Lake District. However, their attempt to escape grief is disrupted by unsettling auditory hallucinations and episodes of lost vision. As the strange occurrences intensify, the couple must confront the disturbing reality surrounding them and question what they are experiencing.

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1

Discovery of the family curse and transformation begins

Bob discovers he has inherited a family curse that is slowly turning his body invisible, and he has spent the last eight years living in isolation as a logger to shield his family from his suffering. He tries to slow the transformation with illegal drugs, and the burden drives him toward thoughts of suicide.

Bob's home and logging camp
2

Bob abandons his wife and daughter

Unable to cope with his burden, Bob abandons his wife Darlene and daughter Eva to spare them his suffering, effectively severing the family ties. He slips away from home and disappears from their lives for years.

Home
3

Quits job and crashes on the road

Eight years after his departure, Bob quits his job and leaves town in a fit of despair. While driving, he has a bodily breakdown and crashes his truck, leaving him injured and desperate for a way out.

On the road
4

Deal with Crisby and the courier mission

After the crash, Bob contacts his drug dealer Nelson, who brings him to Crisby. Crisby proposes to fix the truck in exchange for Bob delivering a black bear organ and couriering back another package from Milton and Bishop. Bob reluctantly agrees, hoping the arrangement will give him a chance to visit Eva and Darlene.

Crisby's meet location
5

Darlene's new relationship and Bob's stay

Darlene, now in a relationship with her girlfriend Molly, lets Bob stay on her couch while he carries out the run. He has awkward interactions with Eva during his stay, including questions about her grandfather and family history.

Darlene's apartment
6

Eva sneaks into Mountainview and reveals signs of invisibility

On a dare, Eva sneaks into Mountainview's abandoned wing with friends Amelia, Benjy, and Oggy, where she begins showing signs of turning invisible. A security guard pursues them, but an unseen force attacks the guard and the teens escape.

Night Mountainview mental hospital
7

Eva is captured by a Chinese doctor

Eva is captured by a Chinese doctor who is fascinated by her condition. Bob and Darlene initiate a frantic search that leads them to Mountainview.

Mountainview
8

Amherst reveals truths and Bob is detained

At Mountainview, Bob's aggressive behavior earns him detainment. Dr. Amherst, who treated Bob's father, reveals that his father did not commit suicide but burned himself to hide the condition, and that his father may still be alive. Amherst urges Bob to stay for treatment, but Bob sneaks out during the night.

Night Mountainview
9

Eva's captivity and rescue at the Chinese grocery

Bob learns Eva is also turning invisible and that her curiosity about his condition led her to Mountainview. He tracks Eva to a Chinese grocery, where she is kept in a back-room cage, and he rescues her.

Chinese grocery
10

Return home and the delivery started

Back home, Bob's worsening condition forces the return, and Darlene lets Eva drive him due to his debilitated state. On the return trip, Bob hands Milton's package to Nelson to deliver to Crisby.

Road back home
11

Crisby confronts and is killed

Crisby arrives at Bob's house with a shotgun, but finds Eva alone. Bob, having turned completely invisible, returns and beats Crisby to death, and they dump Crisby's body outdoors for a bear to devour.

Bob's house
12

Grandfather revealed and path to Morningview

Eva decides to go to college, and Bob and Eva realize that the invisible presence who rescued Eva in the hospital basement was her grandfather, who is still alive. The two begin making their way back toward Morningview to find Bob's father.

Morningview / road

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