A troubled teenager's visions of a giant rabbit lead to surreal crimes and a suspenseful, dreamlike mystery.
Melancholy and cerebral. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), Pluto TV (free), YouTube (free) and 2 more.
Some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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