Saint Maud (2019)

Directed by

Rose Glass

Genre

horror film, psychological horror fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 901 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newly converted religious private carer becomes fixated on saving the soul of her terminal patient. Her intense faith spirals into dangerous obsession.

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What happens

Saint Maud is a 2019 British psychological horror film written and directed by Rose Glass in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Morfydd Clark as a newly-converted religious private carer who becomes dangerously fixated with saving the soul of her patient. Jennifer Ehle, Lily Frazer, Lily Knight, Marcus Hutton, Turlough Convery and Rosie Sansom appear in supporting roles. Saint Maud premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2019, and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2020 by StudioCanal. It received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Glass' direction and screenplay, the performances of Clark and Ehle, and Fordesman's cinematography. At the 74th British Academy Film Awards, Glass was nominated for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The film earned a record seventeen nominations at the British Independent Film Awards 2020 and won two, Best Cinematography for Fordesman and the Douglas Hickox Award for Glass. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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