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The New Daughter

The New Daughter

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The New Daughter

"How Far Will A Father Go To Protect The Ones He Loves?"

2009

1h 48m

5.3(387 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.

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Production Companies

Gold Circle Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

John James

Ivana Baquero

Ivana Baquero

Louisa James

Gattlin Griffith

Gattlin Griffith

Sam James

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Cassandra

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Prof. Evan White

Amanda Garsys

Student

Mark Charles Davis

Student

Edmund Entin

Edmund Entin

BC #2

Gary Entin

Gary Entin

BC #1

Margaret Anne Florence

Margaret Anne Florence

Alexis Danella

Creative team

Directed by: Luiso Berdejo
Written by: John Travis
John Connolly
Produced by: Paul Brooks

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