"The year is 1996, the country is Brazil, and young firefighter Ana (Marjorie Estiano) is returning to work after freezing up on the job. We see in flashback that, as a young child, she survived the horrific experience of her disturbed mother attempting to carry out a murder-suicide. Unluckily, one of her first jobs after returning to work is to respond to a call from a dilapidated nursing home in the middle of nowhere."
"The place itself is also obviously trouble; it's got the kind of damp in the walls that isn't just a challenge for estate agents, but might also seep into your soul. The stage is thus set for Ana's past and present day perils to collide. Of course, people with traumatic backgrounds are 10 a penny in the horror genre at the moment;"
Set in 1996 Brazil, young firefighter Ana returns to duty after freezing on a job and carries childhood trauma from a failed murder-suicide attempt by her mother. One of her first calls is to a remote, dilapidated nursing home whose staff deny making the call. The building exudes oppressive damp and unease, creating a dreamlike, queasy atmosphere. Ana's past and present dangers converge amid ambiguous reality and trauma motifs. The film prioritizes mood, unsettling imagery, and nightmarish production design over conventional scares, producing an off-kilter, thoughtful take on trauma-centered horror. Digital release on 10 November.
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