In 17th-century Europe, two women fleeing the witch hunts create a refuge at the edge of the world, until a man becomes their unwilling captive and sparks a dangerous love triangle. Centuries later, a modern film crew resurrects their story. But as desire, suspicion and control take over the shoot, the past begins to haunt the present.

Bosnian-Dutch writer/director Ena Sendijarevic ́ stood out internationally with her idiosyncratic feature debut Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019), which was selected for ACID Cannes and won the Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. She previously attracted attention with her short Import (2016), which premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and was the Dutch entry to the Oscars. Her second feature film, Sweet Dreams (2023), premiered in Locarno’s main competition and won the Pardo for best performance, where after it also became the Dutch submission to the Oscars. In 2024 Ena was chosen as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and one of IndieWire’s 17 Female Directors to Watch.

The Possessed received production funding from The Netherlands Film Fund, CoBo fund, ICEC, Uniqa, Creative Europe Media, VPRO and is set to shoot fall 2026.