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Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?

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Country Date Format Certification
France May 15, 1987 Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) —
United States Oct 23, 1987 Theatrical R
CO May 25, 1988 Theatrical —
United States Oct 3, 2014 Physical (DVD & Blu-ray) —
Germany Oct 28, 2022 Physical 18
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