A world-renowned dance company harbors a darkness that slowly engulfs its dancers and a grieving psychotherapist.
Suspenseful and bleak. A late-night trip that takes its time. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video.
No surprises for an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
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A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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