The atmosphere of the film and the fact that the adults seem to be bit parts who are not able to help the children makes the film like a fairytale and possibly one from the book that Laurin reads and sleeps with when first we meet her.
Laurin is a child whose mother dies in mysterious circumstances after she witnesses a man trying to dispose of the body of a boy. Laurin is imaginative and after her mother's death suffers visions that include being able to see a black dog, the murderer's companion. Gradually Laurin comes to 'see' not only her mother's death but the man/murderer's face.
There's a lot from the film that I did not understand including the murderer himself. It seemed to be suggested that he was a paedophile. However not understanding everything does not detract from the eerie quality of the film. I watched in on a recommendation for fans of Dario Argento's films and whilst this is not a giallo/gore film it does echo some of Argento's work such as Phenomena.
Laurin is a child whose mother dies in mysterious circumstances after she witnesses a man trying to dispose of the body of a boy. Laurin is imaginative and after her mother's death suffers visions that include being able to see a black dog, the murderer's companion. Gradually Laurin comes to 'see' not only her mother's death but the man/murderer's face.
There's a lot from the film that I did not understand including the murderer himself. It seemed to be suggested that he was a paedophile. However not understanding everything does not detract from the eerie quality of the film. I watched in on a recommendation for fans of Dario Argento's films and whilst this is not a giallo/gore film it does echo some of Argento's work such as Phenomena.