Mula’s daughter Nina is celebrating her First Communion, and relatives gather for the occasion. Among them is Mula’s sister Kaja, Nina’s biological mother, who hasn’t been around the last six years. Her return triggers Mula’s anxieties, eyeing every interaction between Kaja and Nina with distrust.

A family gathering soon unravels in this award-winning, atmospheric debut from Polish director Jagoda Szelc. Reminiscent of Yorgos Lanthimos, the film’s metaphysical horror carefully hinges on both the untamed wildness of nature and the taut claustrophobia of an isolated domestic space.