Braid (2018)

Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe.

Director:

Mitzi Peirone

Writer:

Mitzi Peirone

Stars:

Madeline Brewer, Imogen Waterhouse, Sarah Hay

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Madeline Brewer	...	Daphne Peters / Mother
Imogen Waterhouse	...	Petula Thames / Doctor
Sarah Hay	...	Tilda Darlings / Daughter
Scott Cohen	...	Detective Siegel
Clyde Baldo	...	Landlord
Rob Leo Roy	...	Train Conductor
Zack Calhoon	...	Passenger
Lenore Wolf	...	Woman on Train
Brad Calcaterra	...	Tiresias The Omniscient Homeless Man
Zoe Feigelson	...	Young Daphne
Dhoni Middleton	...	Young Petula
Tai Lyn Sandhu	...	Young Tilda
Charles Techman	...	Grandfather
Mary Looram	...	Grandmother
David McDonald	...	Doctor

Storyline

Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | 

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Taglines:

Everyone plays. Nobody leaves.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing/violent content, language, some sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2019 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Braid

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wandering Bard, Somnia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daphne's house is historical landmark Alder Manor in Yonkers NY, the mansion of mining magnate W.B. Thompson. It was designed in a 20th century Renaissance Revival architectural style. It is rented out as event space, particularly weddings.

User Reviews

Grownups play their kids game.

I watched this at home on DVD from my public library. I first read several user reviews and they are scattered all over the place so the only way to know for sure was to see it.

The summary on its IMdb page pretty well summarizes it, "Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe."

The two "wanted" friends were dealing drugs, lost about $80,000 worth in a police raid and now they are on the run. Both from the cops and from their drug supplier.

I see the writer/director is Italian, maybe that partly explains why it is so unusual, the relationships, the dreamlike aspect of some scenes. Frankly I didn't find it to be a very good movie, I was never invested in the characters and what they were doing didn't make a lot of sense. I'm glad I watched it, I enjoy seeing experimental movies here and there, but my opinion is most viewers will NOT find it a rewarding experience.