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Talk to Me (2022)

Talk to Me poster
Directed by
Michael Philippou, Danny Philippou
Genre
thriller film, horror film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 3,816 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers discovers they can contact spirits by using a mysterious severed hand. The game quickly turns dangerous as the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur.

tenseunsettlingcreepygrippingatmosphericvisceralclaustrophobicsuspenseful

What happens

Talk to Me is a 2022 Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou in their feature directorial debuts and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, based on a concept by Daley Pearson. It stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen. The film follows a group of teenagers discovering they can contact spirits using a mysterious severed and embalmed hand. Talk to Me premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 30 October 2022, and was released by Maslow Entertainment, Umbrella Entertainment, and Ahi Films in Australia on 27 July 2023 and by A24 in the United States the following day. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $92 million worldwide against a production budget of $4.5 million, becoming A24's highest-grossing horror film. At the 13th AACTA Awards, it won eight awards including the Best Film, the Philippou brothers won for Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay, and Wilde won for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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