

Three generations of women, one crumbling manor, and a beast that might be real—or inherited.
A gothic fairytale following three generations of women struggling with the aftermath of a divorce.
Direction
Lonsdale's debut oozes confident, feminine gothic vision.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a mourning portrait come alive.
Acting
Piper and Cusack's toxic-magnetic mother-daughter chemistry.
Director
Leonora Lonsdale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a real crumbling estate in Wales that production had to partially restore just to film.
The beast imagery deliberately echoes Angela Carter's 'Beauty and the Beast' retellings—feminist fairytales where women transform instead of being saved.