Asylum Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Passion knows no boundaries.

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Last modified: Nov. 26, 2005

Asylum

Release Date: Friday, August 19, 2005

Director: David MacKenzie

Starring: Ian McKellen • Natasha Richardson • Hugh Bonneville • Marton Csokas • Sean Harris

R Drama N/A

3.8 / 5.0

74% WILL SEE 26% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Stella Raphael, a cultured and elegant but restless young woman, lives with her husband, Max, a forensic psychiatrist, and their small son, Charlie, at a high-security mental hospital in rural England. Isolated from the urban excitement she craves, Stella is unhappy with her husband and her life, and when she comes into contact with the brilliant and attractive sculptor Edgar Stark, a patient who is engaged in rebuilding the asylum's decrepit Victorian conservatory, she begins to fall in love. Her discovery that Edgar was confined to the hospital after he brutally murdered and disfigured his wife in a psychotic, jealous rage fails to deter Stella from her growing passion, and eventually her love for Edgar is pitted against her husband, her child, the institution, and the entire fabric of her society. Finally Stella makes her choice, precipitating an appalling tragedy and changing the course of several lives.

Drama Romance Suspense Thriller

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Who stars in Asylum – Cast List

I
Ian McKellen
Avengers: Doomsday, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
N
Natasha Richardson
The White Countess, Evening
H
Hugh Bonneville
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Paddington in Peru
M
Marton Csokas
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Man with No Past
S
Sean Harris
Here Comes The Flood, Prometheus
A
Amy Horton
R
Rhydian Jones
P
Peter Yates

Who is making Asylum – Crew List

A look at Asylum behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director David MacKenzie last helmed Relay and Outlaw King. The film's writer Patrick Marber last penned The Critic and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Director: David MacKenzie
Screenwriter: Patrick Marber
Producers: David E. Allen
Mace Neufeld

Studio: Paramount Classics
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Asylum

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Asylum movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong sexuality, some violence, and brief language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Passion knows no boundaries.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Asylum Release Date: When was the film released?

Asylum was released in on Friday, August 19 , 2005. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Red Eye, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Zu Warriors.