New Religion came highly recommended by first-time director Keishi Kondo.
Playing with some big ideas, the main basis of the plot revolves around a woman who loses her daughter in a tragic accident in the opening reel.
She struggles to put her life back together in the aftermath, but when she starts working as a call girl she encounters a strange man who gives her the opportunity to undo the past but at a cost.
I should state right here that New Religion is a extreme slow-burn, and those wanting something a bit punchier should probably look elsewhere.
It has a trippy and uneven style, and the big ideas it pitches don’t always land.
New Religion is sprinkled with haunting imagery and a searing soundtrack but it doesn’t seem to fulfil the potential it started out with.
New Religion screened as part of Gasp Horror Festival 2023.
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