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Ariane Labed Joins Sendijarevic's Witch-Hunt Drama “The Possessed”

4/28/2026

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Ariane Labed joins "The Possessed", Ena Sendijarevic’s third feature and first English-language film.
The 17th-century European story follows two women fleeing witch hunts who imprison a man, creating a love triangle.
Production is led by Layla Meijman and Maarten van der Ven of Studio Ruba.
Financing comes from the Netherlands Film Fund, COBO, ICEC, Creative Europe MEDIA and Uniqa.
The project was presented at Les Arcs and CineMart.

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Story summary

Ariane Labed joins "The Possessed", Ena Sendijarevic’s third feature and first English-language film.
The 17th-century European story follows two women fleeing witch hunts who imprison a man, creating a love triangle.
Production is led by Layla Meijman and Maarten van der Ven of Studio Ruba.
Financing comes from the Netherlands Film Fund, COBO, ICEC, Creative Europe MEDIA and Uniqa.
The project was presented at Les Arcs and CineMart.