Darlene and her daughter Victoria seek refuge at a remote rural safe house for abused women that's run by the strict and tough, but folksy and supportive Bea. Things turn sour when Bea proves to be a total lunatic with an especially dangerous influence on the impressionable Victoria.
Acting
Kathleen Quinlan's terrifying maternal warmth — Stepford meets Manson.
Direction
Orr squeezes maximum claustrophobia from a single farmhouse location.
Director
Melanie Orr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Ontario with a micro-budget; Quinlan reportedly took the role specifically to subvert her 'nurturing mother' typecasting.
The film quietly mirrors real cases of abusive 'therapeutic' communities like Synanon — Bea's methods aren't fiction, they're documented cult tactics.
US
CA
