Regression (film)

Regression
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alejandro Amenábar
Produced by	Alejandro Amenábar Fernando Bovaira Christina Piovesan
Written by	Alejandro Amenábar
Starring	Ethan Hawke Emma Watson David Thewlis Lothaire Bluteau Dale Dickey David Dencik Peter MacNeill Devon Bostick Aaron Ashmore
Music by	Roque Baños
Cinematography	Daniel Aranyó
Edited by	Carolina Martínez Urbina
Production companies	First Generation Films Himenóptero Mod Producciones Telecinco Cinema Telefónica Studios
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company (USA) Universal Pictures (Spain) Elevation Pictures (Canada) FilmNation Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Release date	September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) (SSIFF) October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) (Spain) October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) (UK) February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05) (United States)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Canada Spain United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$17.7 million

Regression is a 2015 Canadian-Spanish-American psychological thriller horror film directed, produced and written by Alejandro Amenábar. The film stars Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson with David Thewlis, Lothaire Bluteau, Dale Dickey, David Dencik, Peter MacNeill, Devon Bostick and Aaron Ashmore.

The film had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18, 2015.

The film takes place in Minnesota, in 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of John Gray (David Dencik), who admits to sexually abusing his 17-year-old daughter Angela (Emma Watson) but has no recollection of the abuse. They seek the help of Professor Kenneth Raines (David Thewlis) to use recovered-memory therapy on John Gray to retrieve his memories, and come to suspect that their colleague Detective George Nesbitt (Aaron Ashmore) is involved. They detain him but fail to find evidence against him. Detectives suspect a satanic cult is involved, based on the testimony of Angela, who says that she was abused by people in masks and someone took pictures of it.

Bruce and Kenneth meet Angela's estranged brother Roy Gray (Devon Bostick) to inquire about why he left the house. Using the regression technique on him, he recalls hooded figures entering his room while he was young. Bruce and Kenneth suspect Roy's grandmother, Rose Gray (Dale Dickey), has some involvement but find nothing after a search of her house.