A young aspiring musician preparing for a competition, is incredibly confidant and gets herself involved in a frightening trap that she has to find her way out of. It raises the question: If an insane person is telling a story, is it real?
Acting
Sonoya Mizuno commits to the unhinged with terrifying precision.
Direction
Robert Shaye plays with reality like a cat with a dying mouse.
Director
Robert Shaye
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Shaye directed his first feature in 14 years; he's better known as founder of New Line Cinema and the producer who greenlit Lord of the Rings.
The film's unreliable narration structure deliberately mirrors Sarah's fractured mental state—you're experiencing gaslighting as the audience.
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