Fiona Shaw is at her haughty best as a sinister mother-in-law in this racially charged tale of class and captivity
Somewhere between a modern-day gothic horror and a
British Get Out, this pregnancy paranoia thriller has a distinctively local flavour to it. The mother-to-be is Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance), and she is not initially that happy about it. “I’m on the pill for a reason,” she says, hinting at her own mother’s psychological issues. Her partner Ben is more positive, and even happier is Ben’s mother Margaret (Fiona Shaw), since the new baby is the sole prospect for extending the family bloodline. She takes less well to the news that they plan on emigrating to Australia.
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