

1996·Drama·1h 42m
7.0
★



A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil, which she believes to be the cause of their mother's mental illness. Precocious, to say the least, Angela has visions of Lucifer coming to take her and her sister away, and one of her remedies for this is for them to remain within a circle of their dolls and toys until they see a vision of the virgin Mary come to them. But such thinking can only lead to an ending befitting of her own mental state.
Directed by Rebecca Miller
woman director

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Cast

Anna Thomson
Mae

John Ventimiglia
Andrew

Vincent Gallo
Preacher

Ruth Maleczech
Sleepwalker

Peter Facinelli
Lucifer

Hynden Walch
Darlene

Henry Stram
Man at Fair

Frances Conroy
Anne's Mother

Jack A. O'Connell
Man at Bar
Crew

Rebecca Miller
Director

Rebecca Miller
Writer

Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography

Roy Farfel
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
margaux
8.0★ · 12/04/25

rebecca miller is the coolest
rebecca miller is the coolest
Jimmyzourx
5.0★ · 07/17/25

فيلم حالم و مشوش جدا في جوه الخاصالفيلم الي يخليك تخلص منه و انت ملان بسبب طريقة سرده البطيئة بالرغم من الاداء الرائع من الاطفال الا انه يحتوي على مشاهد لم استصغها الحقيقة. سينما تجريدية الله يحرمنا من هالاختيارات 👨🏻🦯
فيلم حالم و مشوش جدا في جوه الخاصالفيلم الي يخليك تخلص منه و انت ملان بسبب طريقة سرده البطيئة بالرغم من الاداء الرائع من الاطفال الا انه يحتوي على مشاهد لم استصغها الحقيقة. سينما تجريدية الله يحرمنا من هالاختيارات 👨🏻🦯
sunscreenbae
8.0★ · 06/25/25

Everyone is a god to children
Everyone is a god to children
Tamera
10.0★ · 05/25/25

It’s so weird but this movie perfectly portrayed the fever dream like gloomy state POV of childhood blurring the line between reality and fantasy. It felt nostalgic in the most peculiar way like this is how I saw the world as a child. I have no clue how Rebecca Miller managed to accomplish this but it’s one of the coolest things I’ve experienced from film watching. Mae’s character was portrayed so perfectly in every aspect as a mother struggling with mental illness; constantly disassociating and all the mood changes. I feel so much for her and characters like her. Reminds me so much of the film Wanda. I’ve never personally experienced a mother with mental illness but I have so much empathy for the kids. The girls had the perfect sister dynamic. It was so interesting seeing them interact with each other and the world around them. I love all of the side quest and different people they ran into. The Sweet East was another movie that’s similar to this one. Lillian being older version of Angela. Anglea was so inquisitive, daring, and strong minded while Ellie was innocent and easily impressionable. The dad was reasonably patient much alike Peter Falks character in A Woman Under the Influence. Such a realistic movie that felt incredibly eerie but also kind of ludicrous due to the whimsical score. This paints the duality of childhood: a fun and uncanny world of your own. Although some of the scenes were a bit unorthodox, I admire how bold and unconstrained this whole film was and it had such beautiful aesthetics that emulate older 60s and 70s movies
It’s so weird but this movie perfectly portrayed the fever dream like gloomy state POV of childhood blurring the line between reality and fantasy. It felt nostalgic in the most peculiar way like this is how I saw the world as a child. I have no clue how Rebecca Miller managed to accomplish this but it’s one of the coolest things I’ve experienced from film watching. Mae’s character was portrayed so perfectly in every aspect as a mother struggling with mental illness; constantly disassociating and all the mood changes. I feel so much for her and characters like her. Reminds me so much of the film Wanda. I’ve never personally experienced a mother with mental illness but I have so much empathy for the kids. The girls had the perfect sister dynamic. It was so interesting seeing them interact with each other and the world around them. I love all of the side quest and different people they ran into. The Sweet East was another movie that’s similar to this one. Lillian being older version of Angela. Anglea was so inquisitive, daring, and strong minded while Ellie was innocent and easily impressionable. The dad was reasonably patient much alike Peter Falks character in A Woman Under the Influence. Such a realistic movie that felt incredibly eerie but also kind of ludicrous due to the whimsical score. This paints the duality of childhood: a fun and uncanny world of your own. Although some of the scenes were a bit unorthodox, I admire how bold and unconstrained this whole film was and it had such beautiful aesthetics that emulate older 60s and 70s movies
ry nekromantik
9.0★ · 06/17/23

my favorite depiction of the devil ever! a jarring watch for sure but worth it, surprised the daughters of cain haven’t caught on to this one…
my favorite depiction of the devil ever! a jarring watch for sure but worth it, surprised the daughters of cain haven’t caught on to this one…