The Vanishing

Layers of weathered posters and torn paper cover a textured wall. Black-and-white faces, fragments of text, and a bright strip of green paper create a collage-like composition.

A young man embarks on an obsessive search for the girlfriend who mysteriously disappeared while the couple were taking a sunny vacation trip. His three-year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, a mild-mannered professor with a clinically diabolical mind.

An unorthodox love story and truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s The Vanishing unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world.

In French and Dutch with English subtitles. Part of our "The Uncanny" series. Courtesy: Janus Films

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