Twin brothers question their bandaged mother's identity, creating a chilling and suspenseful mystery in a lonesome house.
Bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free), Fandango at Home (free) and Plex (free).
No surprises for an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
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In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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