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2025·Drama·1h 40m
7.0
Jack ventures to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother and meets her widow Jill. But his mother's spirit returns to inhabit each of their bodies, instigating a life-threatening three-way nocturnal dance.
Directed by Samuel Van Grinsven
grave
grief
understated

Cast

Dacre Montgomery
Dacre Montgomery
Jack / Elizabeth
Vicky Krieps
Vicky Krieps
Jill / Elizabeth
Sarah Peirse
Sarah Peirse
Helen
Arlo Green
Arlo Green
Ben
Ally Xue
Ally Xue
Veronica
Joel Tobeck
Joel Tobeck
Curtis
Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees
Alex

Crew

Jory Anast
Jory Anast
Writer
Kristina Ceyton
Kristina Ceyton
Producer
Samantha Jennings
Samantha Jennings
Producer
Vicky Krieps
Vicky Krieps
Executive Producer
Dacre Montgomery
Dacre Montgomery
Executive Producer
Robert Mackenzie
Robert Mackenzie
Sound Designer
Nikki Barrett
Nikki Barrett
Casting
Stu Turner
Stu Turner
Casting
Felix Cope
Felix Cope
Grip

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13 reviews
Miguel
Miguel
Went Up the Hill
Beautiful shots on moments but fails to hold a close intense brace that a story like this needs. It’s dirty intimate. Transporting back and forth to bodies giving the grief a moment to settle in, growing its roots deeper and deeper. Eventually it seems that’s all we do however. Pungent at first but becomes sliding all over sand. Just never develops and pushes itself further. On the front foot immediately intriguing but becomes cyclical too quick and for too much of the runtime. Great pieces but a poor build.
Beautiful shots on moments but fails to hold a close intense brace that a story like this needs. It’s dirty intimate. Transporting back and forth to bodies giving the grief a moment to settle in, growing its roots deeper and deeper. Eventually it seems that’s all we do however. Pungent at first but becomes sliding all over sand. Just never develops and pushes itself further. On the front foot immediately intriguing but becomes cyclical too quick and for too much of the runtime. Great pieces but a poor build.
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Dustin Franklin
Dustin Franklin
Went Up the Hill
Pretty dull, but it did have good cinematography. Also, it had possibly the first lesbian/heterosexual/borderline incest sex scene in cinematic history.
Pretty dull, but it did have good cinematography. Also, it had possibly the first lesbian/heterosexual/borderline incest sex scene in cinematic history.
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Jacob Bigham
Jacob Bigham
Went Up the Hill
looked great and had gay people but it was so slow and predictable i had trouble gaffing
looked great and had gay people but it was so slow and predictable i had trouble gaffing
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Jaden Bryant
Jaden Bryant
Went Up the Hill
A powerful exploration of the long lasting effects of trauma, the process of grieving, the ability to let go and the way memory and nostalgia can warp the truth.

Stark imagery and a strong composition emphasize these themes and drive the sense of broken identity, fractured personality and the internalization of emotions. I especially enjoyed the use of mirrors, reflection and water through the different stages of each characters journey.
A powerful exploration of the long lasting effects of trauma, the process of grieving, the ability to let go and the way memory and nostalgia can warp the truth.

Stark imagery and a strong composition emphasize these themes and drive the sense of broken identity, fractured personality and the internalization of emotions. I especially enjoyed the use of mirrors, reflection and water through the different stages of each characters journey.
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Tom Dickinson
Tom Dickinson
Went Up the Hill
Sounds great and looks even better. But that’s all. There’s no character depth, it’s cold and distant, and after 30 minutes you’re wondering what time you’ll be home if you leave now.

I’ve basically just described a one-night stand.


Side note: I have a script for you.
Sounds great and looks even better. But that’s all. There’s no character depth, it’s cold and distant, and after 30 minutes you’re wondering what time you’ll be home if you leave now.

I’ve basically just described a one-night stand.


Side note: I have a script for you.
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