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Glasshouse

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A memory-shredding neurochemical permeates the atmosphere like airborne dementia. Safe within an airtight glasshouse, a family preserves their past through rituals of collective memory. Mother teaches her children to protect their sanctuary at all costs. They hand-pollinate plants and shoot intruders on sight. The litany of their recited history centers around the long-awaited return of Luca, the prodigal son. Free-spirited Bee misses her twin passionately. To escape the memory of his loss, she deliberately exposes herself to the toxin. Gabe looms as a tragic warning against this path: he played too long outside, and now he is forever a child. Haunted by guilt, Evie obsessively archives keepsakes in her memory box to protect herself from her deepest fear: oblivion. The youngest, Daisy, lives solely in the present -- a savage innocent. When Bee breaks the family's first rule and lets a Stranger into their sanctuary, it upsets the family's rituals, unearthing truths they have tried to keep buried. Is he really their lost brother? Or are they players in a story he is rewriting to his own ends?

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A uniquely seductive post-apocalyptic tale buttressed by a solid cast, Glasshouse augurs well for Kelsey Egan's filmmaking future.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 07/15/2022
Throughout, Egan... leans into the sensuality of her premise, in which a handful of lonely ladies are suddenly delivered a handsome stranger. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian 01/31/2022
4/5
A sinister, seductive meditation on memory, desire and loss. Go to Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org 08/25/2021
Kelsey Egan's Glasshouse from South Africa is a masterclass in how small-scale fantastic allegory and its world-building potential can provide fertile ground with which to examine the stain of colonialism itself Go to Full Review Gavin Spoors FILMHOUNDS Magazine Aug 4
2/5
In more capable hands, Glasshouse could have been a stimulating and exhilarating experience. Go to Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle 07/16/2024
The sci-fi elements of The Shred just didn’t work with the period-piece aesthetics. Go to Full Review Bee Delores B-Sides & Badlands 07/11/2024
4/5
Glasshouse is a wondrous, glossy sci-fi fantasy, packed with provocative inquiries about the human mind, delusion, desperation, and the lengths humans will go to to keep proper order intact. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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sarah w @RT85026017 04/26/2025 Absorbing, curious storyline filled with discomfort, sexual tension and confusion.…a creeping soundtrack tracks the movie well. You will want to talk about what happened in this film. See more Hugo S @Hugo_Shudder 03/02/2024 The world was ravaged by a toxin that erased collective memory. Secluded in their glasshouse, a family manages to survive the pandemic by following strict rituals and killing anyone who crosses their path. Unexpectedly, their routine is changed when one of the daughters invites a wounded man into the house, initiating a game of seduction and mystery. Is this stranger a threat greater than the invisible enemy that steals memories? "Glasshouse" is a dystopian horror movie offering a seductive introspective on grief and loneliness. A family secret disturbing enough to revive the memory of who they truly are. Haunting and sexually provocative! See more nick s @Nick_S 12/30/2023 A one set show, this "sci fi" was not much of a spectacle. Okay, so they hired a big greenhouse. It also struggled in the acting department. In fairness to the actors the directing was subpar and they had to stand about a lot waiting for their moment. Editing was not much chop either. It felt like the average shot length at the start of the movie was about 2s... almost nauseating. See more james n @RT03124551 12/21/2023 Deliciously weird and mysterious, horny and creepy, this film clings to your mind like an itch you can't seem to ever scratch. Seemingly always revealing it's truths, while just keeping them from your grasp, letting you slowly build your own lore behind the world in which it's set. Stellar casting, wonderfully acted, gorgeously shot, and oddly satisfying when it reaches it's macabre end. See more Terhi K @RT40426922 10/31/2023 Very atmospheric and beautifully realised film. See more @RT00385520 10/01/2023 جميل فكرة جديدة وفيه اثارة See more Read all reviews
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Kelsey Egan

Director

Jessica Alexander

Bee

Anja Taljaard

Evie

Hilton Pelser

The Stranger

Adrienne Pearce

Mother

Brent Vermeulen

Gabe

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Synopsis A memory-shredding neurochemical permeates the atmosphere like airborne dementia. Safe within an airtight glasshouse, a family preserves their past through rituals of collective memory. Mother teaches her children to protect their sanctuary at all costs. They hand-pollinate plants and shoot intruders on sight. The litany of their recited history centers around the long-awaited return of Luca, the prodigal son. Free-spirited Bee misses her twin passionately. To escape the memory of his loss, she deliberately exposes herself to the toxin. Gabe looms as a tragic warning against this path: he played too long outside, and now he is forever a child. Haunted by guilt, Evie obsessively archives keepsakes in her memory box to protect herself from her deepest fear: oblivion. The youngest, Daisy, lives solely in the present -- a savage innocent. When Bee breaks the family's first rule and lets a Stranger into their sanctuary, it upsets the family's rituals, unearthing truths they have tried to keep buried. Is he really their lost brother? Or are they players in a story he is rewriting to his own ends?
Director
Kelsey Egan
Producer
Greig Buckle
Screenwriter
Emma Lungiswa De Wet, Kelsey Egan
Distributor
Deep C Digital
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 12, 2022
Runtime
1h 34m