Overview
- Writer-director Bryn Chainey’s feature debut releases in U.S. theaters on September 12 following its Sundance premiere.
- Critical response remains split, with The A.V. Club faulting the pacing and narrative focus while RogerEbert.com finds an effective, atmospheric mood piece.
- Reviewers repeatedly cite standout below-the-line work, including Graham Reznick’s sound design, Lucrecia Dalt’s score, and Andreas Johannessen’s cinematography.
- The 1970s-set folk-horror follows experimental musicians in rural Wales who encounter a mysterious child after a brush with a faerie circle.
- Performances from Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, and Jade Croot draw attention as the film situates itself within the British folk-horror tradition.