The Perfection2018
“It's Time to Face the Music.”
Directed by Richard Shepard
🏆 3 wins total
The premise
When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.
Horror Vault's take
Two elite cellists — one a former prodigy returning from the shadows, the other the school's reigning star — collide in a meeting that quickly spirals into something deeply sinister. Set against the cutthroat world of classical music academia, The Perfection weaponizes its gorgeous aesthetic to deliver escalating shocks that reframe everything you thought you understood. Expect visceral body horror and a narrative that gleefully pulls the rug out from under the audience more than once. This is a film that demands to be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible.
Content: Graphic Gore, Body Horror, Sexual Violence, Amputation Imagery, Parasite/Bug Imagery, Disturbing Psychological Content
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