Movie

The Forbidden Play

2023 · 110 min

A slow, sorrowful creep of dread, where a child's grief curdles into something quietly wrong and unsettling.

Tagline: Don't call the dead.
Overview: A boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, death, family, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
death
family
madness
isolation
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none