
An unmarried young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's half sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira. Prior tensions and jealousies burgeon as new alliances form and childhood patterns resurface. As the days grow darker and the nights more disturbing, Kaia is forced to confront Christine's increasingly tangled perception of reality, which in turn may have begun to alter... (Full plot summary below)
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An unmarried young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's half sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira. Prior tensions and jealousies burgeon as new alliances form and childhood patterns resurface. As the days grow darker and the nights more disturbing, Kaia is forced to confront Christine's increasingly tangled perception of reality, which in turn may have begun to alter her own. When one of the four characters goes missing, the three left behind are flung into upheaval trying to fill in the blanks.
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| Village VoiceViolet LuccaJust in time for Thanksgiving, it's your yearly "hell is family members" film. However, The Sleepwalker distinguishes itself from most entries in this angst-ridden genre by way of superb writing, smoldering performances, and hauntingly beautiful imagery from first-time director Mona Fastvold. |
| The PlaylistRodrigo PerezA darkly mysterious and extremely accomplished first feature. |
| The New York TimesAndy WebsterWith strong assists from the cinematographer Zachary Galler and her ex-husband, the composer Sondre Lerche, Ms. Fastvold, previously a director of music videos, has painted a resonant tableau of dysfunction. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenThe film soon settles into a confident, well-staged groove, primarily because of two unambiguously terrific performances. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyA consistently intriguing psychodrama that may nonetheless leave many viewers feeling that it’s all buildup and scant payoff. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyThe setup has mysterious promise, but the film cheaps out on a satisfying payoff. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweFastvold and co-writer Corbet subscribe to the less-is-more branch of screenwriting, assuming that audiences will be drawn in by the air of mystery surrounding the sisters, when in fact the lack of narrative detail is consistently off-putting. |
| ObserverRex ReedIt’s obvious that something got lost in translation. |