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metacriticBased on 26 Critics
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Release Date: September 27th, 2013

DVD Release Date: January 7th, 2014

R|1 hr 46 min

Plot Summary
The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.

Cast: Ambyr Childers, Odeya Rush, Kelly McGillis, Wyatt Russell, Julia Garner, Michael Parks, Bill Sage, Nick Damici

Director: Jim Mickle

Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller

Production Co: Belladonna Productions LLC

Keywords: Transformation

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  • 75
    Tirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia Inquirer

    "The Silence of the Lambs" gave us an articulate, Euro-suave gourmand cannibal, but served up pretty much the same stew. show more

  • 90
    David RooneyThe Hollywood Reporter

    The film is that rare modern horror movie that doesn’t simply fabricate its scares with the standard bag of postproduction tricks. Instead it builds them via a bracing command of traditional suspense tools... This is polished film craft. show more

  • 85
    Ian BuckwalterNPR

    Mickle and co-writer Nick Damici gutted Grau's story to the bone. And they not only built something entirely new on that skeleton — they managed to equal and in many ways surpass the dark, bloody beauty of their source material. show more

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