Carl Bailey

EMELIE: An Unsettling, Imperfect Nightmare
EMELIE: An Unsettling, Imperfect Nightmare

Michael Thelin’s directorial feature debut is perhaps most effective in its earliest stages. When we are first introduced to a sleepy suburban neighbourhood, it is already clear that something is amiss. When we witness the kidnapping of a young woman on her way to babysit, we begin to get some idea of what is in store.