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A small town in the US-American South: Charlie's (Robyn Lively)
daughter Lily (Kinsley Isla Dillon) has gone missing long enough ago for
everyone else to give up hope that she'll ever turn up again, everyone but
Charlie herself. Then another girl, Elodie (Cece Kelly), goes missing
under somewhat similar circumstances, and Charlie's shocked that the local
Sheriff (Stan Houston) handles the two stories as totally separate cases.
But what's more, the Sheriff eventually suspects her to have something to
do with the girl's disappearance. And once the Sheriff suspects it, it's
only a matter of time until others do as well, since she's an open lesbian
in a backwards town - even though her girlfriend (Bethany Anne Lind) has
recently left her - and annoys the heck out of everybody inquiring about
her missing daughter. Then though she stumbles upon Amy (Shanola Hampton),
a reporter who doesn't believe Charlie's involved with Elodie's
disappearance and sees connections between Elodie and Lily's case - and
she offers to help, even if it's just to get the story. With Amy's help,
Charlie stirs up the dirt in her hometown, and soon it becomes clear all
leads lead back to Elodie's own father, Trip Carmichael (Michael Trucco),
a local bad boy who's under protection of his own mother (Judith Ivey),
who comes from old money and pretty much owns the town. The case almost
seems open and shut, but then Amy has to notice that for some medical
reason Charlie's claims might not be as waterproof as they first seemed,
and consequently maybe they are messing with literally the wrong people
here, with still a high price to pay ...
A really nice piece of thriller of the small Southern town
variety that might feature all the elements one might have come to expect
from that still somewhat obscure subgenre, but puts them together in a
very original way, with the twist taking us into the third act coming out
of nowhere (while making lots of sense in hindsight) and giving the film a
wonderful new dynamic. Plus, the movie's also creepy as heck thanks to
subtle yet atmospheric filmmaking that's mostly free of spectacle, while a
competent cast carries the thing beautifully, making it very nice genre
entertainment.
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