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The Unfamiliar

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5.6/10 • 89

2020-08-211h 29m

ThrillerHorror

Some fears haunt you from within.

A British Army doctor comes back from a war, thinking that she has PTSD only to discover that there is a more daunting malevolence at work making the life that she knew unfamiliar.

Directors
Henk Pretorius
Writters
Henk Pretorius, Jennifer Nicole Stang
Editors
Henk Pretorius, Jennifer Nicole Stang, Jacques Jay Loots

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  1. Jemima West

    Jemima West

    Elizabeth (Izzy) Cormack

  2. Christopher Dane

    Christopher Dane

    Ethan Cormack

  3. Rebecca Hanssen

    Rebecca Hanssen

    Emma Cormack

  4. Harry McMillan-Hunt

    Harry McMillan-Hunt

    Tommy Cormack

  5. Rachel Lin

    Rachel Lin

    Auntie Mae

  6. Tori Butler-Hart

    Tori Butler-Hart

    Kaimoni

  7. Guy Warren-Thomas

    Guy Warren-Thomas

    Hugh Turner

  8. Beatrice Woolrych

    Beatrice Woolrych

    Lilly Cormack

  9. Ben Lee

    Ben Lee

    Richard Turner

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Apr 25, 2023

2/10

Could have been good, if it weren't so mediocre. I've always liked horror movies, but the truth is horror doesn't work in this movie. It's not a scary movie or even original or striking. It starts well, develops pleasantly, there is a sense of paranoia that makes you really doubt whether that woman is sane, or wonder what happened to her in the war. However, halfway through, the film ends up being completely ruined thanks to an absurd anecdote about the exchange of souls, as if human bodies were clothes to wear. I don't really feel like talking too much about the plot. Suffice it, perhaps, to say that it all begins with the return of a military doctor who has been in the East, and who returns home, where her husband is a university researcher who specializes in Polynesian traditions and folklore. However, she begins to feel bad, as if there is an oppressive force there. None of this is original, we've seen a lot of films that start from these same premises and that developed much more effectively. Taking into account the weaknesses of the plot and the poor direction of Henk Pretorius, I think it is wrong to ask too much of the actors. They did what they could with what they were given to work with, and there is a very commendable effort on the part of the cast to raise the bar for the film and make something worthwhile. Unfortunately, you can't make omelettes without eggs, and all the effort came up against horrible dialogue and situations. Jemima West deserves praise for her work, as does young Harlym McMillan-Hunt. Christopher Dane and Rebecca Hansen didn't do a bad job either. Technically, it is a relatively mediocre film, without great reasons of merit. There are some good visual and special effects, and the first part of the film works very well in terms of building and managing the atmosphere and suspense. But that's just it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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