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RELIC

"Why Can’t You Remember?"

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In RELIC, an elderly woman, named Edna goes missing which concerns her daughter, Kay, and granddaughter, Sam, who come looking for her. The movie is set in Australia during an overcast season that mirrors the gravity of Edna’s situation. According to Edna’s daughter, Kay, Edna is getting forgetful in her old age. When Edna suddenly shows up at her house, Kay and Sam hunker down to get to the bottom of what’s really happening with Edna.

RELIC effectively follows many horror movie tropes with several fake outs of intensity, only to increase the tension as the plot develops. The music pairs well with the onscreen action. Also, Robin Nevin, who plays Edna, does a fantastic job creating a troubled character the audience wants to see have a positive resolution. Happily, unlike many horror movies today, RELIC has a strong moral worldview where characters want to help one another despite the obstacles. Also, a character is possessed by a demon, but the demon is considered a bad thing. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution for violence, several strong profanities and encounters with a scary demon.

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(BB, L, VVV, N, A, D, M):

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:
Strong moral worldview with an emphasis on taking care of aging relatives despite their opposition or other obstacles that come along the way and an character is possessed by a demon but it’s clear that the demon isn’t a good thing

Foul Language:
Four profanities (mainly Jesus profanities), one obscenity

Violence:
Very strong and strong violence includes woman stabs herself with a knife, dead body shown, blood depicted, women wrestle one another as they fight for their lives, young woman gets trapped inside the walls of a house and has to break free by making a hole in a wall

Sex:
No sex

Nudity:
Rear but naturalistic female nudity of an elderly woman in opening scene and implied nudity when two women are seen in bathtub

Alcohol Use:
Conversation between a mother and her young adult daughter about working in a bar

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:
Two characters smoke a cigarette together, but no drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:
Character uses unkind slang term to refer to someone with special needs, young adult woman shows some disrespect toward her mother, and lies of omission, but they eventually get uncovered and rebuked.

More Detail:

In RELIC, an elderly woman named Edna goes missing which concerns for her daughter, Kay, and granddaughter, Sam, who come looking for her. The movie is set in Australia during an overcast season that mirrors the gravity of Edna’s situation. Kay tells the authorities that Edna is getting forgetful in her old age, which makes Kay all the more concerned.

Suddenly, Edna shows up at her home, where Kay and Sam hunker down to get to the bottom of what’s really going on with Edna. The three generations of women obviously have strife in their relationships with one another. Kay wants Sam to get a “real job” and return to university. Sam wants her independence and decides she will move in with Edna, so her grandmother won’t have to go into a nursing home. Edna seems resentful toward Kay for her random appearance at her home, after insisting she is fine.

However, something clearly isn’t right. Edna talks to voices that aren’t there. In one scene, she insists something’s under her bed. Although she’s forgetting daily activities due to her age, it seems the one thing she’s confident of is that someone is lurking in her house. In addition, Edna’s neighbor has told Kay that his autistic son was locked in Edna’s home for hours one day. Things aren’t what they should be.

One day while exploring the house, Sam gets locked into the crevices of the home and no one can hear her call out. Meanwhile, Kay observes that her mom is acting strange and physically harming herself. Now, the battle is on to save Edna from herself and find Sam.

RELIC effectively follows many horror movie tropes with several fake outs of intensity, only to increase the tension as the plot develops. Also, the music pairs well with the onscreen action. Robin Nevin, who plays Edna, does a fantastic job creating a character the audience wants to see have a positive resolution at the end of the movie.

Happily, unlike many horror movies today, RELIC has a strong moral worldview where characters want to help one another despite the obstacles. Also, a character is possessed by a demon, but the demon is considered a bad thing. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution for some violence, several strong profanities and the scary demon.

Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


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