Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

1982 · 87 min · EN · R · 5.9 (34 votes)
Dir. Richard Loncraine · Starring Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton, Benjamin Whitrow, Dudley Sutton · Music Michael Nyman

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who wreaks havoc on us all?”

MysteryDramaHorror

A mysterious stranger inserts himself into a troubled family's life, blurring the lines between good and evil as he cares for their disabled daughter.

VIBE

A suffocating, deeply unsettling descent into domestic unease. This film crawls under your skin with its perverse atmosphere and slow-burn dread, exploring the dark undercurrents of desire and corruption within a seemingly ordinary home.

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