Warning! Not a "Feel Good" movie! A girl begins to see that her reflection is another person. Or is she? Is it all in her head? Is the reflection the ghost of her deformed twin sister who may or may not have died at birth? Was there ever a sister?
India Eisley did a pretty darned good job as both Maria and her reflection Airam, and she'll be worth looking for in the future. Jason Isaacs (Captain Gabriel from "Star Trek: Discovery") subtly plays the pretty awful man and father who doesn't think his daughter is good enough the way she is and offers as the ultimate birthday present to give her plastic surgery to make her perfect. It makes for a messed up young girl. Mira Sorvino is great (as usual) as a woman who has been emotionally damaged by the man as well.
The story reminds me of "Joker" in a way, from the aspect that the horror and terror could have been avoided had Maria been treated like a human being and not constantly made to feel less than. When she finally gets tired of it all and bursts forth as Airam, we are left to decide if something supernatural happened or this is some kind of split personality story.
Everything is filmed in grays and blacks and whites and browns and makes for a very oppressive atmosphere. It's the kind of movie I wouldn't watch before bed, but I am glad I saw it. Director Assaf Bernstein is someone I'll be looking out for as well.
India Eisley did a pretty darned good job as both Maria and her reflection Airam, and she'll be worth looking for in the future. Jason Isaacs (Captain Gabriel from "Star Trek: Discovery") subtly plays the pretty awful man and father who doesn't think his daughter is good enough the way she is and offers as the ultimate birthday present to give her plastic surgery to make her perfect. It makes for a messed up young girl. Mira Sorvino is great (as usual) as a woman who has been emotionally damaged by the man as well.
The story reminds me of "Joker" in a way, from the aspect that the horror and terror could have been avoided had Maria been treated like a human being and not constantly made to feel less than. When she finally gets tired of it all and bursts forth as Airam, we are left to decide if something supernatural happened or this is some kind of split personality story.
Everything is filmed in grays and blacks and whites and browns and makes for a very oppressive atmosphere. It's the kind of movie I wouldn't watch before bed, but I am glad I saw it. Director Assaf Bernstein is someone I'll be looking out for as well.