The Passing
Genres
Overview
When two young lovers crash their car into a ravine in the remote mountains of Wales, they are plunged into a lost world. Dragged from the river by a mysterious figure, they are taken to a ramshackle farm, a place untouched by time. As events unfold we learn the explosive truth about the young couple’s past. More unsettling still, we discover the ghostly truth about Stanley, and the tragedy of the valley he once called home.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2015-09-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Welsh
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.1
Mark Lewis Jones
Stanley
Dyfan Dwyfor
Iwan
Annes Elwy
Sara
6.4
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0.0
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6.3
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7.0
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5.4
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3.0
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6.7
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0.0
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5.4
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0.0
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6.8
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7.1
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6.7
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6.1
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0.0
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7.4
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5.3
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7.2
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7.3
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6.5
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