Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
Live-in nurse Maud arrives at the home of Amanda, a former famous dancer. Amanda is intrigued by this religious young woman, who is tormented by a secret past and by messages she believes are from God. As Maud’s grip on reality slides out of control, she embarks on a mission to save Amanda’s soul.
Proselytizing amid the booze and distinct grit of a British seaside town, Morfydd Clark’s holier-than-thou convert is impatient for connection and salvation in Rose Glass’s disarming debut. Blazing with untold talent and divine imagery, this transcendent horror traces the ecstasies of obsession.