It Lives Inside (2023)
- Directed by
- Bishal Dutta
- Genre
- supernatural horror film
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 293 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Indian-American teen rejects her heritage to fit in at high school. She unleashes an ancient demon that feeds on loneliness and trauma, which kidnaps her best friend and then targets her. She must confront her identity to save her friend and herself.
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What happens
It Lives Inside is a 2023 supernatural horror film written and directed by Bishal Dutta and starring Megan Suri, and follows Sam, an Indian-American teen trying to fit into her suburban high school by rejecting her heritage. When Sam unleashes a terrifying, ancient Indian demon that feeds on loneliness and trauma, it kidnaps her best friend Tamira and then targets Sam, forcing her to confront her identity and cultural roots to save her friend and herself. The film also stars Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos and Betty Gabriel. It Lives Inside had debuted at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival, and was released by Neon on September 22, 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics and had grossed $7.5 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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