Bereavement

Bereavement

There are some evils...so unspeakable...they will scar you forever.

Directed by Stevan Mena

Produced by Anchor Bay Films

2010103 min5.3 / 10

A bleak, visceral slasher prequel that traces the origins of a serial killer through the eyes of a curious teenager who stumbles into his lair of horrors.

In 1989, six year old Martin Bristoll was kidnapped from his backyard swing in Minersville Pennsylvania. Graham Sutter, a psychotic recluse, kept Martin imprisoned on his derelict pig farm, forcing him to witness and participate in unspeakable horrors. Chosen at random, his victim's screams were drowned out by the rural countryside. For five years, Martin's whereabouts have remained a mystery, until 17 year old Allison Miller comes to live with her Uncle, Jonathan. While exploring her new surroundings, Allison discovers things aren't quite right at the farmhouse down the road. Her curiosity disturbs a hornet's nest of evil and despair that once torn open, can never be closed.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bereavement scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Bereavement easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Bereavement violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does Bereavement end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Bereavement sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Bereavement

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bereavement

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bereavement, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bereavement, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bereavement, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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