Mum & Dad
Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
Why it matters
A grimy descent into dysfunctional family horror that twists the suburban nightmare into something raw and unsettling.
- A brutal, unflinching portrait of abuse and captivity in an off-kilter domestic setting—think Peter Strickland meets early Clive Barker.
- The airport's liminal, impersonal spaces amplify the sense of isolation and menace, turning the mundane into a claustrophobic trap.
- Strong performances ground the disturbing material, especially from the 'family' members whose warped dynamics feel both grotesque and tragically human.
- Not for the faint of heart—its unrelenting bleakness and gritty practical effects cater to fans who appreciate horror as a mirror to societal decay, not just scares.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
100
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
43
Survival
83
