The Brood
The Brood
“ The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror. ”
CINEMA1979-05-25
RegionCA
Runtime92 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
DIRECTOR / Director
David Cronenberg
KEYWORDS
torontocanadamutanttransformationpsychologistdivorcepsychotherapistcanuxploitationbody horror
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