Possession is a feverish, genre-defying descent into madness directed by Andrzej Żuławski. Set in Cold War Berlin, the film follows Mark (Sam Neill), a spy who returns home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani) asking for a divorce. What begins as a domestic breakdown spirals into something far more unhinged: infidelity, doppelgŠngers, grotesque transformations, and a creature born from obsession. Żuławski blends psychological horror, political metaphor, and surreal body horror into a volatile cocktail of grief and identity crisis. Adjani’s tour-de-force performance Ñ especially her infamous subway scene Ñ remains one of cinema’s most unforgettable portrayals of unravelling womanhood.

Special Features

A new 4K producer-approved restoration presented in HDR with Dolby Vision

Includes the North American Re-edit Ñ newly restored from an archival print

Audio Commentaries

New commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas & Alison Taylor

Commentary by director Andrzej Żuławski, moderated by Daniel Bird

Commentary by writer Frederic Tuten, moderated by Daniel Bird

New commentary on the North American Re-edit by Daniel Bird & Manuela Lazic

Documentaries & Featurettes

The Horror of Normality Ñ Guillermo del Toro on Possession

The Shadow We Carry Ñ Kat Ellinger on Possession

Repossessed Ñ The film’s UK and US reception

Andrzej Żuławski: Director Ñ archive documentary

A Divided City Ñ The Berlin locations

The Sounds of Possession Ñ interview with composer Andrzej Korzynski

Our Friend in the West Ñ interview with producer Christian Ferry

Basha Ñ featurette on poster artist Barbara "Basha" Baranowska

The Other Side of the Wall Ñ The making of Possession

Archive interview with Andrzej Żuławski

Deleted scenes

Theatrical trailer