This is the film poster for the 2011 film 'The Possession'. The genre of the film is clearly horror from the style of the poster. The text on the film highlights the genre as it says 'based on a true story' which would be something that makes an audience want to see a film more. Another tag line used is 'darkness lives inside' which fits the plot of film as it about possession.
An establishing shot is used to show the young girl almost floating in the air with insects coming out of her mouth. The lighting is almost sepia toned and is unusual to most horror film poster as they usually use low key lighting, rather than the brighter light used within this poster.
The mise en scene shows the girl in isolated location, only lit by a lamp post. This fits with horror conventions. Although we can't clearly see the girls face it is clear she is only a young girl and she appears to be wearing pyjamas, again another stereotype of horror films.
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