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‘Bring Her Back’ Review: Sally Hawkins Gaslights Kids & Channels Grief Into Terror In The Philippous’ Trauma-Soaked Sophomore Feature
Danny and Michael Philippou's sophomore feature 'Bring Her Back' is another grief-driven horror that doubles down on the darkness.
In Bring Her Back, Billy Barratt and Sora Wong play Andy and Piper, two siblings who are sent to live with a seemingly warm foster mother, Laura (Hawkins), after coming home from school to discover their father’s dead body. While the Australian director brothers’ 2022 debut Talk to Me proved a youthful horror hit in its own right, their followup explores some of the same themes of grief and trauma through a much darker, more personal narrative that leaves viewers with a sense of both dread and hope. Looking past the heavy material, a cycle of generational abuse is broken and a familial arc is beautifully framed by co-writers Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, with the symbolism of a plane passing by overhead as souls departing earth.
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