The Australian horror duo behind Talk to Me returns with a genuinely unsettling follow-up � a film about a foster mother and a ritual that allows the dead to return, and what happens to the living who can't let go.
The Philippous Return
The Philippou brothers' Talk to Me was one of horror's most exciting 2023 releases. Their follow-up is less immediately accessible but more formally ambitious, drawing on Australian folklore and the grief of parents who have lost children. Sally Hawkins is extraordinary as a foster mother who discovers a ritual to bring back her biological daughter � and finds that what returns is not entirely what she lost. The film's horror is domestic and psychological rather than spectacular, and Hawkins' performance carries the weight of every ambiguous choice the film makes.
"The Philippous have made something genuinely challenging � horror that refuses comfort. Hawkins is devastating."
� Little White LiesThe Verdict
Uncompromising horror cinema that demands patience and rewards it. Not as immediately accessible as Talk to Me, but potentially more powerful. Hawkins alone makes it essential viewing.
The Australian horror duo behind Talk to Me returns with a genuinely unsettling follow-up � a film about a foster mother and a ritual that allows the dead to return, and what happens to the living who can't let go.