The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 1,146 2020s mystery movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
121 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew StanilandOriginal Music Composer
- Christian SparkesDirector
- Albert ShinWriter
- William WoodsWriter
Cast
- Frances FisherFaye
- Clayne CrawfordBobby
- Lara Jean ChorosteckiGrace
- Aden YoungBeau
- Alix West LeflerIsla
- Michael GreyeyesMarlon
- Ryan McDonaldDillon
- Kathryn GreenwoodCharlotte
- Emily PiggfordEmily
- Cameron NicollJunior
- Amelia ManuelMelissa
- Ben StranahanFrank
Stills
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Themes
newfoundland and labradorremote islandisolated communitysocial pressuremoral corruptionmiracolous healingsdark secretsauthoritarian controlpower imbalancemysterious childsupernatural giftcult‑like behavior
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