Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 75 minutes
In an attempt to shake off her melancholy, a young woman escapes the city to her family’s country cottage only to rediscover a world she’d long forgotten and the old friend who may convince her to leave reality behind.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Peter CAMPBELL
In this bittersweet fairy tale about life at a crossroads, Brynn and her boyfriend Laika take an impromptu road trip in an effort to escape the general malaise and melancholy of their dead-end lives in the city. Arriving at her uncle’s cottage in the mountains, the one she spent time in as a child, Brynn is surprised to learn that the country home has been completely rebuilt, nothing at all like she remembers. Nevertheless, she and Laika settle in, taking in the crisp air on long walks and enjoying the solitude in their new surroundings. Evening bonfires in the distance and inexplicable movements in the forest suggest they’re not as alone as they think, and soon their suspicions are confirmed when a mysterious masked character arrives at the cottage. Soft-spoken and ethereal, Rue is a figure from Brynn’s childhood whose return to her life is unexpected but not entirely unwelcome. Feeling an inexplicable pull towards Rue, Brynn spends more and more time with her friend as childhood memories reemerge and she begins to recall the freedom and innocence of simpler times. Though it puts a strain on her already fraught relationship with Laika, Brynn follows Rue deeper into the woods where she’s offered the kind of escape she’s been yearning for, one where she can create a world exactly as she desires. As her two worlds grow further and further apart, Brynn will have to decide whether to face reality and all its shortcomings or disappear into the darkness entirely.
Country(ies) : USA