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Relic
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Certified Fresh with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes!
When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she’s been clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back. As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. With RELIC, first-time writer/director Natalie Erika James crafts an unforgettable new spin on the haunted-house movie.
Australia | USA, 2020, 89 minutes, Rated R, Directed by Natalie Erika James
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“The film heralds the arrival of a bold and formidable voice in horror cinema.”
– Steven Scaife, SLANT MAGAZINE -
“Terrifying…a stylish, eerie project that turns the haunted house story on its head.”
– Brian Tallerico, ROGEREBERT.COM -
“Striking, somber, strange. Deeply creepy.”
– Jessica Kiang, VARIETY -
“Spooky on an effects and story-telling level, downright chilling on a personal one.”
– Roger Moore, MOVIE NATION -
“Flawlessly blends horror with the ache of humanity.”
– Rob Hunter, FILM SCHOOL REJECTS -
“Bone-chilling and devastating…’Relic’ marks one audacious debut.”
– Meagan Navarro, BLOODY DISGUSTING