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Asylum   2005         R, 92 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance Director: David Mackenzie   Cast: Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas, Gus Lewis, Joss Ackland, Judy Parfitt, Rhydian Jones, Wanda Ventham, Robert Willox, Maria Aitken, Sarah Thurston, Alwyne Taylor, Hazel Douglas, Anna Keaveney   While her husband, Max (Hugh Bonneville), is assigned to serve as deputy director of a psychiatric hospital, Stella (Natasha Richardson) crosses the path of inmate Edgar (Marton Csokas), becomes attracted to him, and enters into an affair. She helps Edgar escape and follows him despite the fact that she knows he murdered and disfigured his wife. It does not take Stella long to learn that Edgar's brutality does not lie only in his past. Cast Natasha Richardson Stella Raphael Ian McKellen Dr. Peter Cleave Hugh Bonneville Max Raphael Marton Csokas Edgar Stark Gus Lewis Charlie Raphael Joss Ackland Jack Straffen Judy Parfitt Brenda Raphael Rhydian Jones Mr. Griffin Wanda Ventham Bridie Straffen Robert Willox John Archer Maria Aitken Claudia Greene Sarah Thurston Mrs. Rose Alwyne Taylor Monica Hazel Douglas Lilly Anna Keaveney Mrs. Bain