Raging Grace

Name: Raging Grace
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: December 1, 2023
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Caleb Johnston-Miller, David Hayman, Eugenia Low, Jaeden Paige Boadilla, Jodie Cuaresma

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Brainstorm Media | Release Date: December 1, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Caleb Johnston-Miller, David Hayman, Eugenia Low, Jaeden Paige Boadilla, Jodie Cuaresma, Leanne Best, Max Eigenmann, Oliver Wellington, Seb Yates Cridland, Sophie Morris-Sheppard, Stephanie Connell

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Winner of the narrative feature competition at the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival.

Summary: Joy (Max Eigenmann) is an undocumented Filipino immigrant struggling to do the best she can to support her daughter, Grace (Jaeden Boadilla). Soon she secures the perfect job: taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads, but very soon, Joy and Grace start toJoy (Max Eigenmann) is an undocumented Filipino immigrant struggling to do the best she can to support her daughter, Grace (Jaeden Boadilla). Soon she secures the perfect job: taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads, but very soon, Joy and Grace start to realize everything is not as it seems. Something is festering beneath the surface, threatening all they have worked for.… Expand

Director: Paris Zarcilla

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Dec 1, 2023

In his feature debut, writer and director Paris Zarcilla proves he is a master storyteller. He carefully builds his suspenseful tale with a horror twist layer-by-layer: showing us Joy’s hardships, establishing Grace’s rebellious phase, immersing us in their problems until what looks like divine intervention arrives that’s almost too good to be true (and it is). Read full review

Matthew Jackson

Mar 15, 2023

Thanks to a persistently effective sense of atmosphere and a great cast, these elements coalesce into a compelling, often unpredictable horror story, and announce Zarcilla as an exciting genre voice to watch. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Mar 19, 2023

Raging Grace strikes a skillful balance of sociopolitical commentary and conventional yet effective spooky stuff, and maintains that equilibrium after Zarcilla flips the script in regard to motivations and assumptions. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Nov 29, 2023

All in all, it’s something of a merry mess, barely held together by Eigenmann’s wary, steadfast performance as Joy, an illegal immigrant mother whose life is a nightmare even before the movie turns into one. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Jan 10, 2024

Peel back the cliches and there’s something interesting here: a gnawing sense of injustice and biting social commentary. Read full review

Trevor Johnston

Nov 22, 2023

It’s refreshing to see a first feature which isn’t just a calling card, but driven by an authentic need to find a fresh angle on representing an undervalued cultural heritage. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Nov 29, 2023

Raging Grace is too gleefully ridiculous to live up to its didactic ambitions, and too on-the-nose to let its wings of crushed velvet madness truly spread. Read full review

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