Directed by:
Agnès MerletCinematography:
Giorgos ArvanitisComposer:
Nathaniel MéchalyCast:
Carice van Houten, Jenn Murray, David Wilmot, Gary Lewis, Eamonn Owens, Ned Dennehy, Charlene McKenna, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Michèle Forbes, Ger Ryan (more)VOD (1)
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Jane Morton (Carice van Houten) is a psychotherapist who has been summoned to a small island community off the coast of Ireland to investigate a case of a profoundly disturbed young woman. Dorothy Mills (Jenn Murray) is a teenager who strangled a young girl outside a church for no apparent reason; she's being kept in the village hospital, where she displays a broad variety of bizarre and violent behavior. Jane soon diagnoses Dorothy as suffering from multiple personality disorder and attempts to sort out the various anti-social identities that battle for control of her mind. But Pastor Ross (Gary Lewis), head of the local church, has a different view of Dorothy's problem -- he's convinced Dorothy has been possessed by the devil, and he believes an exorcism is the cure, not therapy. A number of Ross's parishioners share his views and don't want Jane imposing her big-city ways on them, even as the doctor is getting to the roots of Dorothy's problems. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
The beginning and atmosphere are good, especially because Jenn Murray is a great actress and the setting is truly intriguing. However, as the story progresses toward its conclusion, it's essentially yawn-inducing and quite boring. The point isn't bad, but you feel like you've seen it at least a dozen times. Overwrought, and in this case, it's to the film's detriment.
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