In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Acting
Rory Kinnear plays every single man. The range is unhinged.
Direction
Garland's confidence in pure weirdness—no explanations, just dread.
Practical Effects
That ending. Practical effects so gross you'll applaud through nausea.
Director
Alex Garland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rory Kinnear spent hours in prosthetics daily to play the naked 'Green Man' figure, a direct reference to English folklore.
The pub song 'The Raggle Taggle Gypsy' is a traditional ballad about a woman leaving her husband—Garland chose it specifically to mirror Harper's impossible escape.
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