A talented violinist whose prestigious new role as a music tutor for an enigmatic, elite family spirals into a psychological battle for her safety and sanity.
Score
Violin as weapon and victim—sound becomes character.
Acting
Lynn Whitfield serving matriarch menace on a silver platter.
Cinematography
Wealthy interiors that feel increasingly like cages.
Director
Malcolm D. Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Malcolm D. Lee pivots from comedy to horror, joining a wave of Black filmmakers reclaiming the genre from Jordan Peele's shadow.
The casting of Chloe Bailey against Lynn Whitfield echoes their rumored mother-daughter dynamic in Praise This, weaponized here for maximum unease.
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