

2025·Drama·1h 40m
7.0
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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

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Cast

Dacre Montgomery
Jack / Elizabeth

Vicky Krieps
Jill / Elizabeth

Sarah Peirse
Helen

Arlo Green
Ben

Ally Xue
Veronica

Joel Tobeck
Curtis

Donogh Rees
Alex
Crew

Jory Anast
Writer

Kristina Ceyton
Producer

Samantha Jennings
Producer

Vicky Krieps
Executive Producer

Dacre Montgomery
Executive Producer

Robert Mackenzie
Sound Designer

Nikki Barrett
Casting

Stu Turner
Casting

Felix Cope
Grip
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Miguel
5.0★ · 08/16/25

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.
Dustin Franklin
5.0★ · 08/15/25

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.
Jacob Bigham
4.0★ · 08/15/25

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
Jaden Bryant
7.0★ · 08/14/25

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.
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.
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.
Tom Dickinson
3.0★ · 08/10/25

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.
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.
I’ve basically just described a one-night stand.
Side note: I have a script for you.