Relic

Australia 2020, 89 minutes
Dir. Natalie Erika James
Rating: [M] offensive language
Genres: Horror

Feat. Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Jeremy Stanford

“A slow-burn haunted house movie becomes a disturbingly effective allegory for the ravages of dementia, which spreads like insidious rot from the afflicted into the family members witnessing her deterioration in Relic.”~David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

Aroview: Australian psychological horror about an elderly, widowed matriarch whose dementia has manifested as a supernatural presence in her house, as her daughter and granddaughter discover when they visit.

An incredible feature debut for director/co-writer Natalie Erika James, this haunted house movie pushes the creative boundaries of the sub genre with a powerful allegory, and boasts an impeccably crafted sense of tension and dread, recalling HEREDITARY, which is high praise.

NZ International Film Festival 2020