Megan returns home after a long time away to support her mother, Barbara, as her father enters his dying days in writer/director Julia Max’s black magic horror film, The Surrender. Barbara’s (Kate Burton) husband has been ill for a very long time. When it seems that the end is nigh, Megan (Colby Minifie) returns to the family home to help her mother care for him, even though they have a strained relationship. When the dreaded day comes and dad shuffles loose from this mortal coil, Megan prepares to say goodbye, but Barbara is no quitter, and she calls in a shaman to resurrect her beloved. The Surrender is one of several films at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival to address the dangers of...
SXSW 2025 Review: THE SURRENDER, A Mother Attempts to Save Her Husband From Death Through Black Magic
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Megan returns home after a long time away to support her mother, Barbara, as her father enters his dying days in writer/director Julia Max’s black magic horror film, The Surrender. Barbara’s (Kate Burton) husband has been ill for a very long time. When it seems that the end is nigh, Megan (Colby Minifie) returns to the family home to help her mother care for him, even though they have a strained relationship. When the dreaded day comes and dad shuffles loose from this mortal coil, Megan prepares to say goodbye, but Barbara is no quitter, and she calls in a shaman to resurrect her beloved. The Surrender is one of several films at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival to address the dangers of...
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