A woman is convicted of killing her husband and doing something with her son. This comes after the death of another one of her children.
The woman is released to house arrest 30 years later, the same house where things went wrong. Once there she is visited by a strange spiritual figure and odd things begin to happen.
To say much more than that would be to possibly open up aspects of the movie that you want left closed until it is time for the movie to reveal them to you. The movie is true poetry, and an absolutely gorgeous film. It walks the grand tradition of the best European films in that it is just as much Fairy Tale as it is Horror.
The movie comes with one of the greatest endings I have ever seen on a movie. One that is almost equal parts crushing and beautifully hopeful. An ending that doesn't tell us what is happening, but simply shows us with two little gestures that link back to earlier parts of the movie. I watched the movie with my 13 year-old son, and when these two things happened he just screamed "NO WAY!" and almost began to cry. Seriously, just a beautiful ending.
I can't recommend this movie highly enough. It is on both Netflix and Shudder right now. Don't be fooled by the silly poster on those two sites. There is no Ring like generic spirit in the movie.
**** 1/2 out of *****
