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The Liberation

2026 · 124 min

A slow, unsettling immersion into a closed world, where family bonds strain against psychological manipulation and the pull of belonging.

Directed by: Guy Nattiv
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Carrie Coon, Lily James, Bella Ramsey

Overview: Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daughters Ella and Jo put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother home. Yet, once immersed in the commune, they find themselves inexorably drawn into the Leader’s labyrinthine web of psycho-spiritual manipulation.

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Directed by: Guy Nattiv
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Carrie Coon, Lily James, Bella Ramsey

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Guy Nattiv
Written by: Guy Nattiv, Noa Berman-Herzberg
Starring: Carrie Coon, Lily James, Bella Ramsey, Odessa Young, Tracy Letts, Jaime Ray Newman, Siobhan Williams, Morgan Taylor Campbell
Music: Dascha Dauenhauer
Cinematography: Tudor Vladimir Panduru, Fabian Gamper
Runtime: 124 min
Country: United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
Languages: English

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