Brightwood

2022
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

894

YOUR RATING

At times both surreal and frightening, this American indie sci-fi/horror film follows a couple trapped in a mysterious and dangerous time loop. The marriage of Jen (Dana Berger, Orange Is the New Black, Elementary) and Dan (Max Woertendyke, Succession) is on the rocks, with Jen seriously considering ending it for good. But when the pair go on a daytime jog in an attempt to hash things out, they soon find themselves running in circles around a pond as the exit trail vanishes and they repeatedly return to the same spot. Being stuck together in an endless loop would be bad enough, but when a silent hooded killer appears and starts tracking them down, the couple must figure out how to survive - together or apart. In his debut feature film, writer/director/cinematographer Dane Elcar presents a smart, twisted, and wickedly funny film about the true horrors of a relationship.

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A couple find themselves trapped while on a run around a pond.A couple find themselves trapped while on a run around a pond.A couple find themselves trapped while on a run around a pond.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

894

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Trivia
Based on the award winning short film The Pond (2018), also written and directed by Dane Elcar.

Does a lot with a basic premise. Two characters, one breaking up with the other with no reason for the audience to like either one of them. Are they all ways like this or do they bring out the worst in each other? How long has their relationship been this bad (seems like a long time). Was it ever healthy between them? They become trapped in a vortex jogging around this small lake. So it's all about tension, the tension between the couple, the tension between them and their situation. For a movie with so much tension from beginning to end it was easy to watch. The acting was great as was the suspense. Highly recommend, but know going in you're going to be watching a dysfunctional couple fighting for most of the movie.