A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
Directed by Matthew Holness
puppeteer
spider
hallucination
surrealism
madness
missing child
norfolk
abuse
philosophical
complex
depressing
tragic
Rank
#177 in 2018·#6211 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Sean Harris
Philip
Alun Armstrong
Maurice
Joe Gallucci
Lee
Raphel Famotibe
Simon
Pamela Cook
Mother with Push Chair
Daniel Eghan
Police Passenger
Crew
Matthew Holness
Director
Matthew Holness
Writer
Wayne Marc Godfrey
Producer
Andrea Scarso
Executive Producer
Crispin Buxton
Location Manager
Popular Reviews
556 reviews
shelbyPRO
3.0★ · 07/05/25
would’ve been better as a short film imo. cool concept and cinematography but bad execution. i see the vision but i don’t like it
it feels like things happened just to.. happen?? stuff was brought up a few times but nothing ever came of it. disappointing and that was NOT a possum
would’ve been better as a short film imo. cool concept and cinematography but bad execution. i see the vision but i don’t like it
it feels like things happened just to.. happen?? stuff was brought up a few times but nothing ever came of it. disappointing and that was NOT a possum
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anto
8.0★ · 04/10/26
la marioneta como una alegoría tangible a sus propios traumas de infancia y del por qué no se podía deshacer de ella 🤌🏻🤌🏻
la marioneta como una alegoría tangible a sus propios traumas de infancia y del por qué no se podía deshacer de ella 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Apollo
6.0★ · 04/05/26
compelling and mildly disturbed, why did we watch this idk but my brain was moving
compelling and mildly disturbed, why did we watch this idk but my brain was moving
Paaschal
5.0★ · 04/02/26
Little possum.....
Little possum.....
adriel
7.0★ · 03/07/26
acho que é assim que os aracnofobicos se sentem viu pqp q medo desse cão
acho que é assim que os aracnofobicos se sentem viu pqp q medo desse cão
