A cult survivor crashes your dad's midlife fantasy in Provence. Awkward doesn't begin to cover it.
Carefree retired teacher Tom and his new partner Iona have run away to start a new life together in the South of France, but when Tom's estranged son shows up unannounced with his girlfriend Adele, their past traumas begin to catch up with them. Adele, who was raised in a cult where she was both worshipped and abused, allows her own emotional sacrifices to become the catalyst for others to heal.
Acting
Lilit Lesser's Adele—worshipped, broken, devastatingly precise.
Cinematography
Provence's golden light mocking everyone's emotional rot.
Writing
Cult backstory as quiet character study, not exploitation.
Director
David Walter Hall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director David Walter Hall uses the Provence setting as false promise—beauty as trap, not escape, subverting the 'moving abroad heals everything' trope.
Lilit Lesser researched cult survivors for months; her controlled stillness in group scenes was improvised after watching real survivor testimony.
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