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Plot Summary
A thirty-year-old woman, troubled by her past and struggling with a dysfunctional relationship with her father, seeks sexual and emotional fulfillment through a series of failed relationships. However, her life changes when she befriends and convinces an unhappy sixteen-year-old girl to run away to her house, under the guise of a confidante who wants to help. Although the arrangement initially works, it soon becomes clear that for the young girl to stay and continue satisfying her needs, the older woman will have to employ immoral tactics. Manipulation, denial and co-dependency fuel what ultimately becomes a fractured dynamic that can only sustain itself for so long.
Quotes
“Wood expresses a life of pain will knock the wind out of you. It’s like seeing the young Liv Ullmann channel millennial nihilistic despair.”
-Owen Gleiberman, Variety
Reviews
Variety – Film Review: ‘Allure’
Festivals and Awards
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2017
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada, September 2017
Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada, September 2017
FilmFest Hamburg, Germany, October 2017
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, October 2017
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece, November 2017
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan, November 2017
International Film Festival Of India, Goa, India, November 2017
Whistler Film Festival, Canada, November 2017
*Winner – Best Canadian Feature
*Winner – Best Performance in a Canadian film
*Winner – Best Cinematography in a Canadian film
Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, January 2018
TIFF Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival, Canada, January 2018
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico, March 2018