Overview

• The film opens in theaters on August 15 following its premiere at TIFF 2024 and acquisition by Greenwich Entertainment.
• Montgomery says filming in New Zealand and using his natural accent turned the production into a form of therapy for his own childhood trauma.
• Critics have lauded the technique of two actors alternating as the same possessed character, calling Montgomery and Vicky Krieps’s performances deeply layered and nuanced.
• The story’s social resonance draws on records of nearly 250,000 foster-care abuse cases in New Zealand from 1950 to 1999 to frame its exploration of generational trauma.
• Montgomery describes the year-long remote rehearsals and an immersive shoot in isolated mountain locations as life changing for his artistic growth.