A father's apocalyptic visions force him to question whether the coming storm is real or a descent into madness.
Tense and bleak. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video and The Roku Channel (free).
No surprises for an R: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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