Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in search of family truths, only to find the man who summoned her already dead and no clear path home. 　　Stranded in an unfamilia... (展开全部) 　　Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in search of family truths, only to find the man who summoned her already dead and no clear path home. 　　Stranded in an unfamiliar and unwelcoming land, Mary accepts work at Hawkser Manor under the seemingly benevolent Sir Nathaniel Cole (Toby Stephens), a wealthy landowner who made his fortune as a South Seas whaler. But within the manor’s cold stone walls — where stolen Māori taonga line the shelves and ancestral whispers echo through dark corridors — Mary’s unease curdles into dread. 　　Haunted by visions and memories that are not her own, she begins to unravel a horrifying truth. As the sinister nature of Cole’s intentions comes into focus, Mārama transforms into a blood-tinged reckoning that never shies from the grotesque. What begins as a search for identity becomes a fight for freedom, dignity, and spiritual survival.

TIFF25 no.7 - 3/10 只有高概念，没有故事。它唯一的优点可能在于，同题材作品稀缺。这就很像研究生课程讲到decolonialization时会选的电影，把原住民及其历史遗留问题标签集一身的女主，配上纯邪恶的反派代表资本主义所有的不体面和当年的掠夺。所有的问题都是最基本的剧情逻辑问题。女主角身上没有任何寻找自己身份的能动性，通灵是恐怖片窠臼，在这部电影里是女主获得线索的唯一方式，她甚... TIFF25 no.7 - 3/10 只有高概念，没有故事。它唯一的优点可能在于，同题材作品稀缺。这就很像研究生课程讲到decolonialization时会选的电影，把原住民及其历史遗留问题标签集一身的女主，配上纯邪恶的反派代表资本主义所有的不体面和当年的掠夺。所有的问题都是最基本的剧情逻辑问题。女主角身上没有任何寻找自己身份的能动性，通灵是恐怖片窠臼，在这部电影里是女主获得线索的唯一方式，她甚至不需要思考，不同的闪回自行形成因果。 (展开)

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