Overview
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
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| Country: | Australia, US |
| Genre: | Horror/Supernatural |
| Production Companies: | Causeway Films, Blue Bear, Salmira Productions, A24, South Australian Film Corporation |
| Watched by: | 3 485 of 1 008 009 |
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Cast
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Sally Hawkins
Billy Barratt
Jonah Wren Phillips
Sally-Anne Upton
Stephen Phillips
SW
Sora Wong
MH
Mischa Heywood
Catherine
Olga Miller
Macia
AB
Alina Bellchambers
Constable Kiera Gray
KA
Kathryn Adams
Anna
BG
Brian Godfrey
Ivan
Brendan Bacon
Anton
NT
Nicola Tiele
Berta
FC
Frances Cassar
Katrina
AO
Asha O'Connell
Naomi
AR
Arianny Ross
Kimmy
AM
Amya Mollison
Samantha
KW
Keith Warrior
Funeral Guest
RLB
Ryan Linton Brown
Tari Demon
Nathan O'Keefe
Doctor
NJ
Nikou Javadi
Nurse
BJ
Ben Jacobs
Real Oliver
Sophie Wilde
Middle Aged Mum
KW
Kira Wong
Young Piper
LP
Luana Pohe
DCP Receptionist
JP
Jessie Prifti
DCP Single Mum
AP
Alexander Prifti
DCP Waiting Kid
Scott Mills
DCP Security
KM
Kahran Mckenzie
DCP Security
Bree Peters
Goalball Coach
RNF
Ruth Natalie Fallon
Young Woman 1
HP
Helene Philippou
Young Woman 2
EL
Elana Lipapis
Girl From Car Who Doesn't Get Seen
CS
Calum Scrivens
Sargeant Jai Lauder
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News
A teaser has been released for the new horror "Bring Her Back" from the directors of "Talk to Me"
20 February 2025
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The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 30.
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away "The film tells the story of a brother and sister who, after the death of their mother, find solace in a caring woman. However, her idyllic home in the wilderness hides frightening secrets, and soon the characters realize that their "new mother" is not who she seems."
Premiere on May 30 this year
What's going on in Australia that they're shooting such horror movies about?
a couple of screamers, a couple of nasty moments, but overall hopeless darkness and hopelessness : (
you can watch, but perhaps with completely different expectations
what is happening on the screen attracts and repels at the same time. The whole action is pumped from frame to frame. It was creepy, bloody, and even disgusting in places.
the impressions are very mixed, but as a psychological thriller with elements of body horror it is quite.
I honestly expected more. Alas.
But I didn't see any particularly scary moments, yes, an unusual plot, rather interesting, but not scary)
Now I wanted to get to the first film of the creators, which I missed.
4/5
Child abuse scenes become part of the movie... The footage of an adult drowning a child is shocking — it's not normal. I want to live in a world where such episodes are considered unacceptable, even within the framework of fiction.
And if Jordan Peele's Substance or creations can be viewed for the sake of a double meaning, then things like Reincarnation, Solstice, and this "Return" are too cruel and disgusting for me. And they are clearly cramped within the framework of conventional genres.
In classic horror movies, you root for either the hero or the villain and one of them wins, but in these new thriller-drama horror movies, everyone loses. Including the viewer who feels bad...
If adults can still speculate about the depiction of themes of cruelty and the facets of grief, then what will a 12- to 14-year-old teenager who downloaded such a "horror movie" understand? Why is it becoming the norm to depict violence so casually and graphically? Including over children. Isn't this where the direct road to stories in the style of the acclaimed "Transitional Age" will grow?
Such thoughts prevent me from approving of this new wave in the genre. Perhaps they will come up with a name for it soon, and it will be easier to select movies for viewing so as not to argue in the comments)
In my opinion, dumb movies degrade teenagers much more - mindless meat grinder, shooting games, the same Texas chainsaw ... in the same film there is a thought, an idea, empathy for the characters.
If we are talking about teenage cruelty, it has always been there, and during the period of glorious good films, when the trees were big)
To be afraid of wolves is not to go into the forest or not to make films)
If I were the boy's mother, I would never have given him up to play the role of Oliver)))
The element with the "adopted" boy was reminiscent of the movie "Don't Tell Anyone"
All in all, it's a good horror movie, actually. The new wave scares the situation, morals
@Andranicole: And where is HE? and the brother died, and the sister apparently became possessed, since her eyesight returned.
@Zombieset: Well, there's no point in hiding spoilers if someone immediately writes it in plain text.... 😒 And I took it from the fact that she's looking at a flying plane. Believe me, I know that they see with the same level of vision that they had before the final. And this is absolutely impossible in any other scenario. Fact.
@Hidji: She looks up and reacts to the sound of a passing plane. Just like in the scene with my brother. In general, how do you see the meaning of the film? There are no "possessed" people here. Or who, in this case, did Piper become "obsessed" with? You've obviously got this movie mixed up with something.
@Zombieset: Yeah, schazzz). it shows a sharp fixation in both pupils on a point object from a great distance in a person with amblyopia and almost complete loss of vision. After completely defocusing at the beginning of the scene. This is not a fixation on sound, don't be ridiculous). And if you didn't see Ollie's obsession here, who only regained his true identity after going out of the circle in the finale, then I sympathize. You've got it mixed up with something, too.
@Hidji: I sympathize with you, take a closer look. When Oliver goes out of the circle, Piper has long since run far away and got into the car.
And what kind of "obsession" are we talking about anyway? What does vision have to do with it in principle? The children's bodies were like vessels for the souls of the dead. In this case, Laura's deceased daughter, Katie, who drowned in the pool. Katie was also visually impaired or blind like Piper. Why should she suddenly be "cured"? Throughout the film, we are shown how the soul inside another person is fighting with his own, which is why Ollie is so deranged and hungry. Yes, the ritual was probably "wrong" then. But there are so many examples that the "real" Oli was still struggling inside. For example, when I wrote my last name on paper, when at the end I saw my own and realized how to get rid of it, what's inside.
absolutely not shown. the pupils are still jumping until the last frame.
A scene with an airplane and a brother during his father's funeral. Take a closer look again, please. Here, this scene is unequivocal in comparison, that the brother "flies away" to heaven.
I didn't see it. This is not an "obsession." At least this obsession clearly didn't make Ollie better, as in the case of Piper's instant vision restoration, as you mistakenly think.
@Hidji: omg, you yourself did not understand the meaning of the film and claim that you are right)))
On all the posters and in the film, this ritual with a "circle" on the head was so emphasized that only a blind person would not understand. She controlled her daughter's soul in the circle, preventing the real Oliver from waking up. When he lost his temper and created a game, she constantly drew a circle on his head, thus "putting him to sleep".
There is a circle. Otherwise, how would Oli get rid of Katie's soul in the final scene? He looks at the outline of the circle. And in the next scene, he is already struggling in painful seizures, you can see how he crossed the white border.
He didn't come. At 1:37:00 approximately, you can review the scene. The pupil never falls into place. And until the last frame in this scene. He is constantly "jumping".
I don't understand why you're sticking to this topic of "obsession". It's not a fucking Exorcist at all! Did you also miss the point of the film? The mother wanted to transfer the soul of her deceased daughter into the body of her deceased daughter, stored in the freezer. To do this, she needed a vessel to store the soul of her dead daughter (it was Oliver). And in order for the rite/ ritual to be carried out correctly, the mother needed the "right" victim in the person of Piper - the same girl who looked as much like her daughter Katie as possible, and even with the same visual impairment. And she was supposed to die in the same way as her real daughter, by drowning in the pool. Everything didn't go according to plan. She couldn't kill Piper, Piper eventually ran away. Even Katie in Oliver's body couldn't stop her. Piper escaped safely, and Katie, inside Oliver, desperately surrendered, giving him free rein. Oliver saw himself in the photo, remembered that he almost "vomited" Katie's soul when Andy dragged him through the circle. That's why he did the same thing to literally "vomit up" Katie's soul (his body and significantly his stomach changed noticeably after his "release"). And Katie's soul didn't move anywhere, I'm afraid she disappeared into the ground along with Oliver's vomit. Something like that.
SORRY. And I'm not passing off my opinion as the only true one. At least I'm not stating the most obvious points as incorrect. The film definitely has an open ending. As noted above with the happy ending. I agreed. That's all. It was you and others who came up with some kind of "obsession" by mixing everything up.
@Lotra:
the plane)
you're funny) I won't waste my time on this anymore) I watched the movie in the cinema too. and I have a large diagonal plus a projector at home, but you know better how I look)) you can't even tell a helicopter from an airplane)))
@Zombieset: well, if there really is an airplane and not a helicopter, then you are right on all fronts, but as I said, I am too far from the level of your analytics. It's amazing that you started actively commenting on the film when it was released digitally and has already been shown in cinemas. But it's just a coincidence (* Kanevsky's voice*). But here, however, my powers are all the same - all the best XD p.s. and I can't laugh at you, you comment rather gloomily, without a twinkle((
It's not a horror, it's a psychological thriller with elements of tinplate. The boy was smart, and he played off a mentally unstable, possessed child in a cool way. All the scenes with him cause both anxiety and nausea. To be honest, I almost always turned away when he was doing what he was doing)
The same cannot be said about Andy and Piper. Yes, young actors. Ht we ourselves know what can be given to the young and inexperienced, but very talented. Or at least try to 🤷🏻
In general, the picture is good, modern, not the typical "Astral" or "Silent Hill". The only thing is, the ending (the last 30 minutes), which should have included a maximum of action and climax, seemed long to me.
Wendy fought back for a long time, Andy was drowned for a long time, everyone is slowing down, waiting for something....
Overall, 3 out of 5
You, not you, when you're hungry😁
The message is also quite simple and straightforward. I kept hoping that an angel would cast a brother's soul on my aunt, and he would rule her body in the end, so it would be much more interesting and not banal. Thank you that my aunt's name is not: Martha!(Hello Batman) The plot is in the style of "the key to all doors". I was more interested in where she found this ritual video. And why couldn't you choose a new body for your daughter with normal eyesight? So she takes over the main character's body, and she's like, what the fuck, Mom?
The sound, the picture, the acting are all top notch.
A separate respect to the actor who played Oliver still gets goosebumps from the way he ate everything appetizingly.
10/10
The best horror of 2025.
If it seemed to someone that everything was crumpled and not clear, then on the contrary, everything is clear to me, the ceremony itself, what needs to be done, etc., but perhaps I just have a lot of experience in watching all kinds of horror movies. The overall score is 100 cats out of 100 and + one chicken.
PS. references to the shape of water are cool
But the movie itself is not bad, it was interesting how it would end, but I did not think that the ending would be so sad.
I liked one horror series called "Parasite".
Overall, the movie is watchable. However, it wasn't scary.
There is a separate respect for the boy's game.
The film was disappointing except for the ending, Andy was stupidly leaked and expected that at least there would be no happy ending.
Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman - this time without Daley Pearson - continued to dive into the topic of how to quickly (possibly) and painlessly (not) cope with grief with the help of occult practices. By the way, looking far ahead, the ending of the painting was supposed to be different, more ambitious and scary, but because of the death of a close friend, the brothers rewrote it. As for me, the final came out quite decent. In short, these guys also expressed their attitude to losses through creativity, like Osgood Perkins in "Monkey," and this film came out more personal than their last feature film.
And, yes, I didn't miss out, "Bring her Back from the Dead" takes place in the same universe as "Two, Three, Demon, Come." This is not officially confirmed anywhere in the film, but I had some suspicions while watching it.: there is a similar mood, and the general location of the action (it seems like both are in Adelaide, Australia) and, of course, a hint in the original titles that the distributors did not get to. Please note: Talk To Me, Bring Her Back. They are structurally similar, and they smack of death/grief ("Talk to me", "Bring her back", if translated a la a subscript). This, of course, is not an iron texture, but I suddenly found confirmation of my suspicions in one of the interviews with the directors, who openly stated that it was really all one world and joked.: "Everything happens on the same street. Don't buy a house in this area!". No kidding, but they also said that something would be released soon that would confirm this connection (perhaps the previously announced direct prequel or sequel "Two, Three, Demon, Come"?) and they talked a little about the essence that the characters of "Bring her back from the Dead" face. But more on that later in the text.
"Bring her back from the dead", in my opinion, turned out to be a much more mature and verified product than "Demon, come". Yes, he's not without flaws. First of all, it doesn't have that crazy and cool (and insanely cool) camera work on steroids. Don't be afraid - the cameraman Aaron Mcliskey wasn't replaced, it's just that in this case the picture required a different, more relaxed approach. Secondly, the main problem of their past work has not gone away - there are very few explanations for what is happening. However, in this case, I'm ready to turn a blind eye to her, because "Bring her Back from the Dead" is more about emotions and drama than about ENT. But the sediment still remains: the details of how exactly the local entity works (and, no, it's not a demon, despite the Wikipedia articles, keck; according to the Philippou brothers, it's not an evil spirit, but something neutral and without bad intentions, a la genie from a lamp that fulfills your desires. Here the question is not about him, but about you) and how some characters got access, if not to her, then at least to materials with a match, how to summon her, remain shrouded in darkness. However, there are still more clues here than there were in "Demon, Come." But again: what can this entity do, what can't it do - where is it written? Some of Laura's actions raise questions about how she guessed before this or that feature of the entity. As a viewer, on the one hand, it's fun for you to watch and exclaim "Oh, so that's what it was for!", but on the other hand, as a viewer, you can be fed any special ability of an entity with sauce: "Yes, and so it can too!".
But despite these shortcomings (and one logical flaw in the finale - why didn't the police get called, given all the circumstances? Is there a shortage of crews or something? There was every reason there), "Bring her back from the dead" is perceived better than "Demon". Perhaps it's the atmosphere. Philip entered the territory of "Reincarnation" and "Solstice" by Ari Astaire, and in many ways the brainchild of the brothers frankly resembles Astaire's work (however, it's not surprising - of course, Studio A24 is involved, which had a hand in both). I like this subgenre of horror movies, where the characters try to cope with personal tragedy and loss by hook or by crook. The visual style and symbolism in the images are also well developed: the excellent use of water in its various variations, as well as geometric shapes, which have not only an occult meaning familiar to everyone from TV series like Supernatural (and even Gogol's Viy), but also something both larger and personal, meaningful only to the characters. It also has a strong effect on the atmosphere.
And it's definitely about the people. All four main characters, both in terms of acting and in terms of characters, are candy. Teenagers - which is very rare - are absolutely not infuriating and behave extremely reliably. You're really worried about Andy and Piper (the girl, by the way, starred in a movie for the first time) and you want the difficult sibling relationship to end happily, at least within the framework that the horror genre can offer. And their features (Andy is a closed introvert, and Piper, like the actress who played her, Sora Won, has vision problems) are organically woven into the narrative. As for the boy Oliver... I don't even know how his parents and the actor himself were persuaded to take part in this (however, Jonah Ren Phillips' dad played a minor role here himself, just played the deceased father), but the strangest, scariest and most disgusting moments of the picture are associated with him. Makeup and serving are great. And the cherry on the cake, of course, is Sally Hawkins. In the best traditions of Katie Bates or Vera Farmiga, she shows the full range of emotions and embodies a complex image. Yes, of course, there is no excuse for her under any circumstances, but she turned out to be a lively and convincing antagonist who is ready to do anything for love, even the most terrible. But this lady once had a Paddington bear cub - it was lucky for clubfoot that he managed to escape!
Someone who loves adrenaline racing will consider the second Filippou brothers film a step back, but, as for me, "Bring her back from the dead" instead gives excellent emotional swings up to nervous laughs, memorable horror scenes (both psychological and physiological), as well as realistic characters and impeccable acting from all the main participants in the ongoing drama. And, yes, as a drama, the movie works great too. Personally, I have much more faith in these directors now than after "Demon, Come."
Rating: 7 pet cemeteries out of 10
A brother and sister relationship, what is it?? You trust a woman you've known for two days instead of a brother who's always helped you. Your brother, who is always there and helps, but no, a dumb aunt is more important. Well, sit there and be happy, there is no brother anymore.
In this whole story, Wendy (the head of the children's home or who she is) is surprised, for so many years she did not understand who Laura was, and also defends her by saying that she is the best employee
Although there was a good moment here when they were dancing, singing and drinking. For a couple of seconds, everyone was happy.
You can watch the movie, but not everyone will be pleased with all this. The actors played amazing, and that's it.
It's sad, of course, everything turned out.
, I watched it sterically with subs, at the very beginning I thought that the track was incorrectly named and my boyfriend hinted from the translation)
My husband and I liked it, and we even argued afterwards whether we felt sorry for Laura and whether it was possible to understand her as a mother.
And then I Googled the website from the black angel tapes dot net film and was blown away, they made something like an arg for the film, the website is in Russian and English, and it has a film that Laura watched, and like her comments, and more information about the hand from the movie "one, two, three" and surely there are some other secrets, maybe hints for a future movie? In general, it's very interesting, Philip needs to take a closer look at the directors.
There are 0 screamers, there is one kid eating everything in a row in the frame, there is one fanatical manipulative mother.
Oliver drags the whole movie, definitely) As a result, closer to the middle, the drama is already solid, the horror is less and less.
Atmospheric - yes, horror - no. It will go to see once.
Or another example: "It wasn't scary at all /I didn't scream/I didn't scream/I didn't scream/ it was just a little tense," etc. And when have you ever watched a movie, and at the same time you were really scared???? I'm sure that 99.9999% of the mayshouse community is over 10 years old, and there won't be such emotions when watching horror movies, unless you probably create a certain atmosphere for yourself.
The movie is more of a thriller and a bit of mysticism.
If we draw parallels, then cinema is slightly similar to films, they have the same theme - the transmigration of souls: "Away" and "The key to all doors."
Watch and forget in short.
Now I'm sitting after watching it and thinking - and what was that? 😐
I liked the movie. I haven't watched such attention-grabbing horror movies for a long time. Although he doesn't scare like he should in horror, but the story itself is interesting and nasty in places. There were moments where I almost shed a tear. It's a pity for the boys, but as far as I understand, the cat escaped, and no one ate it. It makes me happy, because I was worried :D
10/10
All this is undoubtedly very atmospheric, for an autumn evening it's just the thing. It was shot delicious, very tasty, juicy and disgusting, but watching an hour and a half of lingering camera honey and enjoying the makeup artists' work is a little too tiring. Moreover, everything else is immensely disappointing.
I would like to start with the fact that all the twists and turns of history are too readable in the first half, and numerous genre cliches and cliches only exacerbate the problem. Is it really enough to catch up with the hopeless stuff and write in large letters the social connotation, so that the standard, it would seem, horror immediately passed into the category of outstanding?
I'm tired of cults, I'm tired of creepy kids, I'm tired of trying to mask passing films by uncomplicated disclosure of a certain social problem. Although no, they don't even try, they pile everything up.
It's all very sad somehow.
2.5 out of 5
I definitely recommend the movie.
I didn't like that some of the storylines were hanging in the air, for example, when Laura let slip that she had killed Andy's father. And where did the educational snuff video on witchcraft in Russian come from, bought on the darknet?
And in general, I liked the movie, it's not scary, it's not disgusting, although some scenes are straight: brrrr great plot and a cool villain)