2022 · horror · mystery · supernatural
The Twin
Directed by Taneli Mustonen1h 49m2022
Every parent's worst nightmare is just the beginning for Rachel's ordeal as in the aftermath of a tragic accident, she and her husband Anthony decide to move to the other side of the world to focus on their surviving twin son Elliot. What begins as a time of healing and isolation in the Finnish countryside turns into a desperate battle for the very soul of their son as an entity claiming to be his dead twin brother takes over Elliot — setting Rachel on a diabolical journey to unravel the horrible truth about her twin son.
Our read: The Twin (2022) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive horror · mystery · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured horror / mystery, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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