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Urban Ghost Story is a British film of genre Thriller with Jason Connery
Urban Ghost Story (1998)
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Add to a movie listUrban Ghost Story is a 1998 British horror film set in a high-rise housing estate in Glasgow. It is directed by Geneviève Jolliffe, written by Geneviève Jolliffe and Chris Jones, and stars Jason Connery, Stephanie Buttle, and Heather Ann Foster.
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The plot follows 12-year-old Lizzie (Heather Ann Foster) who, after being involved in a road traffic accident and suffering a near-death experience, feels that she is haunted by a malicious spirit that she brought back with her from the afterlife. Although surrounded by people who disbelieve her claims, Lizzie and her mother eventually encounters a journalist who, although initially skeptical, comes to eventually believe the claims and with the assistance of a university parapsychologist the family start to confront with the events.Actors
Jason Connery
(John Fox)
Nicola Stapleton
(Kerrie)
James Cosmo
Elizabeth Berrington
(Mrs. Ash)
Siri Neal
(Social Worker)
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