Look Away

2018
TV-MA
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

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Teen Horror Drama Fantasy Horror Thriller

Alienated high-school student Maria's life is turned upside-down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.Alienated high-school student Maria's life is turned upside-down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.Alienated high-school student Maria's life is turned upside-down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

23K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,405

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Sean
(as Harrison Gilbertson)

Kristen Harris

Naomi

Kiera Johnson

Ginny - Woman at Clinic

Michal Bernstein

Claudia

Glenn Odero

Waiter

Burt Lancon

Skating Coach

Ernie Pitts

Gabriel

Adam Hurtig

English Teacher

Jordan Butterill

Jordan the Posse Member
(uncredited)

Brian Langlotz

Theater Patron
(uncredited)

Cindy Myskiw

Theater Patron
(uncredited)

Tyson Wagner

Student
(uncredited)

Director
- Assaf Bernstein
Writer
- Assaf Bernstein
All cast & crew
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Trivia
When asked in an interview about filming the scene where India Eisley, playing his daughter, takes off all her clothes in front of him, Jason Isaacs said: "I liked playing scenes with India when she was (her character) Airam. Just because it's a father's worst nightmare that their daughter is suddenly aggressively sexual and confrontational. You're used to having a certain status and parental authority. It's shaky anyway in the real world, but in our grotesque movie world it's even shakier and I loved it because it was so unsettling."

Goofs
The movie appears to take place in upstate New York (license plates on cars are New York State, as well as some other American references); but around 21:30 when Maria walks across the road, it's obvious she's walking toward a Canada Post mailbox with a University of Manitoba sign above it.

Quotes
Dan: [holds up mirror] What do you see, hm? You see a sophisticated young woman, do you? A fiery, independent spirit? An adult? Is that what you see? 'Cause I'll tell you what I see. I see a little girl trying way too hard and looking pathetic. Now sit in your goddamn chair.

Crazy credits
In the end credits, the usual warning about no animals being harmed reads: "No animals were harmed in any way in the making OF OF this motion picture."

Connections
Featured in Daily Dead: Jason Isaacs, India Eisley and Writer/Director Assaf Bernstein Talk Look Away (2018)

Soundtracks
Daddy
Written by Rotana Tarabzouni, JP Saxe, & Carolanne Busuttil
Performed by Rotana Tarabzouni

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Featured review

8/10

Intriguing Horror/Thriller

Look Away: The Evil Twin is a much (ab)used trope in Horror but this film puts some life back into the genre. Maria (India Elsley) is an introverted teen, bullied at school, her demanding father (Jason Isaacs) doesn't really listen to her, her mother suffers from depression due to Isaac's philandering. She notices that her reflection differs from her and is at first freaked out but gradually starts to converse with her mirror image, Airam. Maria's life gets even worse, the bullying intensifies and she comes into conflict with her one friend. Airam persuades Maria to let her "come through" the mirror" and take the driving seat. This Dark Maria causes mayhem.

It is never clear as to whether Maria is suffering from a disorder or whether the consciousness of a lost twin lives on within her. Iaram is truly a mirror image, turning the tables on bullies and resorting to savage violence. No one is safe once she has set her aims on a desired object. The real horror in this film is the bullying which is ignored/overlooked by adults and tolerated by school students. Nasty though Airam's actions are, they take place in a context. A certain eerie gothic quality permeates the film. Not a classic but Director/Writer Assaf Bernstein delivers an intriguing Horror/Thriller. 7.5/10. On Netflix.