The Changeover2017
Directed by Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie
🏆 1 win total
The premise
Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.
Horror Vault's take
In the earthquake-scarred outskirts of Christchurch, sixteen-year-old Laura Chant senses something is deeply wrong when a chance encounter leaves her young brother inexplicably wasting away. Racing against time, she is drawn toward a world of witchcraft and latent power she never knew she possessed. The film blends YA coming-of-age drama with genuine supernatural menace, grounding its dark fantasy in the gritty reality of post-disaster New Zealand. Timothy Spall delivers an especially unnerving presence as the ancient force threatening everything Laura holds dear.
Content: Threat To A Young Child, Supernatural Body Horror Elements, Unsettling Imagery, Mild Peril
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Cast
Timothy Spall
Carmody Braque
Melanie Lynskey
Kate Chant
Lucy Lawless
Miryam Carlisle
Nicholas Galitzine
Sorensen Carlisle
Erana James
Laura Chant
Kate Harcourt
Winter Carlisle
Benji Purchase
Jacko Chant
Ella Edward
Nicky Green
Thomasin McKenzie
Rose Keaton
Jess Aspinall
Bryanna Tait
Aryn Azlan
Kirsty Lee
Anapela Polataivao
Daycare Manager
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