Synopsis
A mother's love forsaken.
In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.
2022 Directed by Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis
In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.
Criaturas do Senhor, Boží tvorové, Criaturas de Dios, Isten teremtményei, Creature di Dio, 신의 피조물, Dievo sutvėrimai, Stworzenia boże, Твари божьи, Божја створења, Tanrının Yarattıkları, 神之造物
"Seems like the world has turned upside down." - Aileen
"It's just as fucked as it's ever been, Mom. It might look different if you're the one turning. But nothing's changed." - Erin
so true. but you know who's the one that took an upsetting turn?
Connell Waldron
"I suppose every house around here has the same ghosts."
no doubt this will get severely overlooked and dismissed as 'just another boring A24 slow burn' but with an absolute powerhouse of a cast and a score that settles itself deep under your skin this powerful little film really deserves to not just slip under the radar!
what do you do when someone you love more than life itself commits an unforgivable act? This movie crushes a woman with this dilemma, it's painful to watch. I liked how this movie centers around an oyster/fishing business in a little village, it's a unique and interesting setting that made the slower paced first act more bearable. The soundtrack is mostly made up of uncomfortable noises that slowly rise and it creates an effective sense of unease. Also I'd like to go a while without watching another movie about misogynistic terrible men for a while, thanks. Seems like that's a very popular central theme in a lot of dramas I've seen recently.
very eerie atmosphere but idk how i feel about the story yet, need to think on it more. it ended and i was like “oh… that’s it?”
As bleak as it’s subject matter. I don’t like seeing Paul Mescal this way at all. Emily Watson delivers a terrific performance. A haunting slow burn.
Generally speaking, there are two tiers of A24 films. The first: massively successful, auteur-driven, elevated genre exercises that make stars out of their directors (or introduce film bros to people like Kelly Reichardt) and receive the bulk of the marketing share from the distributor. The second: mostly decent but endlessly droning dramas, usually from debuting directors, that show promise and ambition, but ultimately come off as more self-important than the final product warrants. This fine line is what separates your Good Times from your Lambs; your Moonlights from your Prayer Before Dawns. Unfortunately for Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, God’s Creatures falls squarely below that line, taking incredibly serious subject matter rife with potential for an arresting character study and giving us a…