Movie

Bethany

2017 · 90 min

A slow, oppressive haunting that blurs memory and reality, leaving you unsettled and claustrophobic.

Overview: Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, grief, isolation, memory
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
grief
isolation
memory
madness
Places: single country house
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild