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ThrillerHorror

The Unfamiliar

- Some fears haunt you from within.

A British Army doctor comes back from a war, thinking that she has PTSD only to discover that there is a more daunting malevolence at work making the life that she knew unfamiliar.

Release Date : 2020-08-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Dark Matter StudiosTrigger FilmsOnsight

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jemima West

Character Name : Elizabeth (Izzy) Cormack

Original Name : Jemima West

Gender : Female

Christopher Dane

Character Name : Ethan Cormack

Original Name : Christopher Dane

Gender : Male

Rebecca Hanssen

Character Name : Emma Cormack

Original Name : Rebecca Hanssen

Gender : Female

Harry McMillan-Hunt

Character Name : Tommy Cormack

Original Name : Harry McMillan-Hunt

Gender : Male

Rachel Lin

Character Name : Auntie Mae

Original Name : Rachel Lin

Gender : Male

Tori Butler-Hart

Character Name : Kaimoni

Original Name : Tori Butler-Hart

Gender : Female

Guy Warren-Thomas

Character Name : Hugh Turner

Original Name : Guy Warren-Thomas

Gender : Male

Beatrice Woolrych

Character Name : Lilly Cormack

Original Name : Beatrice Woolrych

Gender : Male

Ben Lee

Character Name : Richard Turner

Original Name : Ben Lee

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-04-25

**Could have been good, if it weren't so mediocre.** I've always liked horror movies, but the truth is horror doesn't work in this movie. It's not a scary movie or even original or striking. It starts well, develops pleasantly, there is a sense of paranoia that makes you really doubt whether that woman is sane, or wonder what happened to her in the war. However, halfway through, the film ends up being completely ruined thanks to an absurd anecdote about the exchange of souls, as if human bodies were clothes to wear. I don't really feel like talking too much about the plot. Suffice it, perhaps, to say that it all begins with the return of a military doctor who has been in the East, and who returns home, where her husband is a university researcher who specializes in Polynesian traditions and folklore. However, she begins to feel bad, as if there is an oppressive force there. None of this is original, we've seen a lot of films that start from these same premises and that developed much more effectively. Taking into account the weaknesses of the plot and the poor direction of Henk Pretorius, I think it is wrong to ask too much of the actors. They did what they could with what they were given to work with, and there is a very commendable effort on the part of the cast to raise the bar for the film and make something worthwhile. Unfortunately, you can't make omelettes without eggs, and all the effort came up against horrible dialogue and situations. Jemima West deserves praise for her work, as does young Harlym McMillan-Hunt. Christopher Dane and Rebecca Hansen didn't do a bad job either. Technically, it is a relatively mediocre film, without great reasons of merit. There are some good visual and special effects, and the first part of the film works very well in terms of building and managing the atmosphere and suspense. But that's just it.