Presence: Steven Soderbergh’s supernatural thriller hits Indian theaters on March 28th

Presence set to release in India

Renowned filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has teamed up with acclaimed screenwriter David Koepp to bring an eerie supernatural thriller, Presence, to Indian audiences, set to release exclusively through PVR INOX Pictures on March 28th.

The film promises to deliver an unsettling, suspense-filled experience, told entirely from the perspective of an invisible, watching entity.

Presence features a stellar cast, including Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, West Mulholland, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, and Julia Fox, who lead the way in this spine-chilling and unconventional narrative. The film centres on a family moving into a new house, where an invisible force witnesses their most intimate and uncomfortable moments.

The entity seems particularly focused on Chloe, a teenage girl who feels isolated from her family. As the story unfolds, the presence becomes more intrusive and its intentions begin to take shape, creating a tense and emotional atmosphere.

Reflecting on the film’s origins, Soderbergh shared a chilling personal experience that inspired Presence: “Presence grew out of something that happened in the house I own with Jules [Asner, Soderbergh’s wife] in Los Angeles. It is a true fact that somebody died in this house before we moved in. It is a rumor that the person that died in this house was a mother, killed by her daughter. We were aware of this when we bought the house. From that point on, there were the occasional weird 'Did I turn that light off?' moments. I never felt threatened by this. I wasn't afraid of it. It didn't really register at all. "

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He added, "And it probably would've just kind of petered out if not for the fact that we had a house sitter who was watching TV one evening; there’s a long hallway that leads to the bedroom, and this person felt some sort of presence, looked up, and saw the figure of a woman cross the end of the hallway into the bedroom. The house sitter instinctively shouted Jules’ name. And immediately realized Jules wasn't there. That's why they’re house sitting. And she immediately called Jules. Who then relayed what we had heard. And the house sitter responded, ‘Well what the fuck? Why didn’t you tell me that?’”

This real-life experience sparked the idea for the film, which has been developed by Soderbergh and Koepp into a haunting supernatural thriller. With Soderbergh’s visionary direction and Koepp’s tight storytelling, Presence is set to leave audiences captivated, unnerved, and emotionally stirred.