Hereditary
Hereditary
“ Every family tree hides a secret. ”
CINEMA2018-06-07
DIGITAL2018-08-13
RegionUS / GB
Runtime128 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A modern horror benchmark turning ancestral grief and familial resentment into a relentlessly terrifying demonic ritual.”
“Ari Aster’s terrifying tragedy of a doomed family systematically dismantled by an inescapable demonic cult.”
Storyline
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
DIRECTOR / Director
Ari Aster
KEYWORDS
daughterfuneralparent child relationshiploss of loved oneritualsupernaturalpossessiondysfunctional familysleeplessnessmurderfamily dramafeardemonatticevilritual murderdemonic possessionsatanic ritualdollhousecoven akelarreséancegrievingdisturbedpsychological disordersmatriarchminiaturestraumatized womandidacticcommandinghorrified
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