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The Novice
Why this pick
Its exacting visual style and escalating self-punishment make this another intense study of a woman pursuing control until discipline becomes frighteningly consuming.
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MOVIE2019 1h 32m USA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young housewife in a marriage that appears seemingly perfect to the outside world, suddenly develops a condition called "pica" and succumbs to the irresistible urge to ingest inedible objects and materials.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Haley Bennett
Hunter Conrad
Austin Stowell
Richie
Elizabeth Marvel
Katherine Conrad
Denis O'Hare
Erwin
David Rasche
Michael Conrad
Luna Lauren Velez
Lucy
Zabryna Guevara
Alice
Laith Nakli
Luay