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 本是豪门继承人的贝克特·雷德费洛（格伦·鲍威尔 Glen Powell 饰）被家族抛弃，为了确保成为巨额遗产的唯一继承人，他不择手段干掉了七个亲戚。影片灵感来源于1949年的喜剧《仁心与冠冕》。

西南偏南电影节剧情片竞赛。                                                                      　　Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape the institution for delinquent girls in 1954 New Zealand, however not only are they caught, it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of devout Matron. The trio rail against the system, dubious of the benevolence of the bible and taking refuge in their blossoming friendship. It’s hard to reform girls who don’t believe they need reforming. However, a sense of doom settles in when experimental forms of punishment take place in the dead of night. Nellie and Daisy plot rebellion, but unexpectedly find themselves at odds with Lou, who is afraid to break the rules.

　　Six people bound together by a traumatic experience decide to round off a year of group therapy in style. They join each other once more, traveling up to the Scottish Lowlands for a reunion weekend in a 1970s holiday let. Soon a number of mysterious and horrifying events start to expose the cracks in their relationships, and one by one they discover that trust runs but skin-deep. A night of closure turns out to be far more final than they could have anticipated.

　　1993 年，发生了可怕的事件：一个神秘的儿童节目主持人克罗克特先生神奇地从电视机中出现，绑架了年幼的孩子杀害了其父母。而在克罗克特先生绑架了女主的儿子之后，女主开始了危险的追寻之旅，她要找到这个恶魔，救出她的儿子。

　　故事一开始，我们见到了12岁的扎凡（扎芙林·宰丽扎尔 Zafreen Zairizal 饰），一个叛逆而无忧无虑的女孩。然而，她的身体开始发生可怕的变化，而她却试图否认和掩饰这些变化，希望在学校里保持正常的生活。随着朋友们对扎凡的排挤和攻击，情节逐渐升级，达到了一个临界点，整个学校陷入恐慌。　　学校里关于厕所里藏着一个暗影的传说加剧了恐惧氛围，而一位自告奋勇的医疗官决定赶走困扰众人的恶魔。医疗官很快发现扎凡可能是问题的根源，打算为她进行驱魔。扎凡的内心状态宛如一只被拖出栖息地的受惊老虎，她最终决定向众人展示真实的本性，包括愤怒、狂暴和美丽。这可能是一个关于接受自己真实面貌的故事，同时也涉及到对于社会标准和期望的反抗。

　　本片以主人公大卫·布莱恩架车游历美国得克萨斯州过程中所见所闻为主线，透过一个个具有鲜明个性的小人物及发生在他们身上的故事，展示了当地人对于生活和爱情的独特理解。该片值得称道的是将歌舞与写实完美结合，大量旋律优美的乡村民谣,歌曲成为片中最耀眼的亮点，也是导演大卫·布莱恩对电影艺术的创新之举，是一次成功的探索。