Event

EMELIE

Dir. Michael Thelin, 2016
80 min USA

As their parents head out for a date in the city, the three young Thompson children Jacob, Christopher, and Sally immediately take to their new babysitter Anna (Sarah Bolger, The Lazarus Effect), who seems like a dream come true: shes sweet, fun, and lets them do things that break all of their parents rules. But as the night creeps along and Annas interactions with them take on a more sinister tone, the kids slowly realize that their caretaker may not be who she claims to be. Soon its up to big brother Jacob to protect his siblings from the increasingly nefarious intentions of a very disturbed woman whose weapon is trust, and whose target is innocence.

Featuring a tour-de-force performance from Bolger and its three young leads, Emelie is a multidimensional, uncomfortably tense thriller that asks the question: how can you put an end to horror after youve already let it in?