Two sisters -
Miriam and Greta meet up in the country cabin owned by Dylan, Greta’s husband.
Miriam is deeply disturbed, and the extent of her aberration manifests when she
seeks revenge on Dylan who raped her when the two were sharing past school
stories by the fire they made. Camp side chatter adds a lighthearted throw-in to
the intense mood that erupts into climatic horror as the characters clash.
The gruesomely gory climatic scene hauntingly
juxtaposes against the expressionistic cinematography of the lush nature that surrounds
them. The two directors were the two sisters in the film, and their chemistry
was electric, seen most vividly when the sisters’ love-hate conflicts mount. Without giving away the spoiler, you would be
wrong to like the ice cream cones the family gathering gobbles up at the end.
The movie is confusing; the flashback scenes interrupt the flow and cause plot distortion. The film could do with more precise editing. There is too much talking and not enough action. Nonetheless, it’s highly successful in showing the inner rage that engulfs every rape victim – Miriam in this case. Never was a rape scene so quiet - even docile in tone, yet wildly fierce in the outcome. There’s a consequence to pay; suffice it to say that Dylan met a terrifying doom. I was very much pulled into this compelling film. Madeleine Sims-Fewer was brilliant as Miriam. The Call of the Wild, by author Jack London has wolves in it. This film had one, That -- combined with Miriam's rage could have led to a more apt title: The Cry of the Wild.
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