An emotionally distant girl finds dreamlike solace and a heartwarming connection in a mysterious, abandoned mansion.
Melancholy and intimate. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
No surprises for a PG: no swearing and nothing scary.
Rated PG, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine for any age.
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Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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