The Cry of the Owl

"What would you do if someone was watching you?"

Aug 19 2009 R 1h 40m
Drama, 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.

Plot

A young woman becomes inexplicably attracted to a man who is stalking her. When her boyfriend goes missing, the stalker is the immediate suspect, until a game of jealousy and betrayal turns deadly.

Written by

Jamie Thraves, Patricia Highsmith

Directed by

Jamie Thraves

Production Countries

United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany

Production Companies

MACT Productions, Myriad Pictures, Sienna Films, Studio Hamburg International Production (SHIP), BBC Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
5,326
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA