Esther (2015)

Directed by

Kristian Marstal

Country

Denmark

Runtime

10 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A depressed woman lives under her religious husband's tyrannical control. She is haunted by visions and the painful memory of her deceased child. Her husband forbids her from leaving the house or seeking help, and she realizes she must free herself.

claustrophobicoppressivemelancholictenseslow-burnbleakpsychologicalemotionally heavy

What happens

Esther er en dansk kortfilm fra 2015 instrueret af Kristian Marstal. Esther er depressiv og lever under sin religiøse mands tyranniske kontrol. Fanget i sit eget hoved og husets fire vægge plages hun af syner og det smertefulde minde om hendes afdøde barn. Hendes mand vil ikke lade hende søge hjælp og forbyder hende at sætte en fod uden for huset. Hun indser, at hun må befri sig selv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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