95 mins |
Rated
M (Violence & content that may disturb)
Directed by Jake Mahaffy
Starring Cohen Holloway, John Bach, Julia Ormond, Emma Draper, Gina Laverty
Playing $5 Wednesday.
A high-concept suspense thriller with a distinct visually captivating aesthetic, REUNION was filmed in Wellington and features a stellar international and local cast including Emmy Award®-winner Julia Ormond, and New Zealand’s own Emma Draper, Cohen Holloway and John Bach. Emotionally charged and quietly audacious, Jake Mahaffy’s examination of how family trauma can become its own kind of haunting is first-rate psychological thriller.
When Ellie (Emma Draper) returns to her childhood home, heavily pregnant, she is reunited with her estranged mother, Ivy (Julia Ormond). Following years of separation, their initial awkward interactions gradually fall into the familiar dynamics of previous years.
But the old house conjures disturbing memories for Ellie who is haunted by her dead sister, Cara. As Ellie grows more erratic and confused, Ivy tries to comfort her and contain her increasingly strange behaviour. When past trauma and the anxiety over her unborn child finally sends Ellie over the edge, she discovers the hidden, horrifying reality of her family that she never expected.
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Playing $5 Wednesday.
A high-concept suspense thriller with a distinct visually captivating aesthetic, REUNION was filmed in Wellington and features a stellar international and local cast including Emmy Award®-winner Julia Ormond, and New Zealand’s own Emma Draper, Cohen Holloway and John Bach. Emotionally charged and quietly audacious, Jake Mahaffy’s examination of how family trauma can become its own kind of haunting is first-rate psychological thriller.
When Ellie (Emma Draper) returns to her childhood home, heavily pregnant, she is reunited with her estranged mother, Ivy (Julia Ormond). Following years of separation, their initial awkward interactions gradually fall into the familiar dynamics of previous years.
But the old house conjures disturbing memories for Ellie who is haunted by her dead sister, Cara. As Ellie grows more erratic and confused, Ivy tries to comfort her and contain her increasingly strange behaviour. When past trauma and the anxiety over her unborn child finally sends Ellie over the edge, she discovers the hidden, horrifying reality of her family that she never expected.