During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
Acting
Hathaway's calculated glamour vs. McKenzie's desperate restraint.
Cinematography
Frozen Massachusetts as prison of its own.
Direction
Oldroyd weaponizes close-ups until you can't breathe.
Director
William Oldroyd
Thomasin McKenzie
Eileen Dunlop
Anne Hathaway
Rebecca
Shea Whigham
Jim Dunlop
Sam Nivola
Lee Polk
Marin Ireland
Mrs. Polk
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Mrs. Murray
Tonye Patano
Mrs. Stevens
William Hill
Intake Guard
Owen Teague
Randy
Peter McRobbie
Warden
Peter Von Berg
Dr. Frye
Patrick Noonan
Cop
Jefferson White
Buck Warren
Alexander Jameson
Actor 1
Patrick Ryan Wood
Joseph
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh's novel; she hated the film adaptation and said it 'betrayed' her book's nihilism.
The 1960s women's prison genre gets queer-washed here—think Caged (1950) meets Carol (2015) with a homicide twist.
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