Synopsis
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
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Cast
- Hannah AndersonJackie
- Brittany AllenJules
- Martha MacIsaacSarah
- Joey KleinDaniel
- Charlotte Lindsay MarronYoung Jackie
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IndieWire
Despite a few predictable beats, What Keeps You Alive offers plenty of effective jolts, helped along by the chemistry between leads Anderson and Allen. - 80
The New York Times
True horror fans will forgive its shortcomings since they serve the greater good of gorgeous gore and stunningly staged scenes. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Allen and Anderson are outstanding in roles that require a lot of levels and moods, as the central relationship goes from loving to shaky to … well, something else. - 78
Film Journal International
Writer-director Colin Minihan’s thriller is tightly plotted and delivers a couple of terrific shocks, shocks that are firmly rooted in character - 75
RogerEbert.com
Minihan’s stylish film taps into our deepest fear as women, queer folks, or survivors of domestic abuse that the person we love may be the reason we end up in a body bag. - 64
Paste Magazine
What Keeps You Alive’s forthright quality feels refreshing, and Minihan’s craft is a major plus, too. - 63
Slant Magazine
If Hannah Emily Anderson's performance was as fully imagined as Brittany Allen's, then What Keeps You Alive might have attained the emotional dimensions of a robust psychodrama. - 60
Village Voice
Minihan’s ambitions are towering, so it’s only right to note that he doesn’t quite get there. The ideas, even the emotions, don’t develop and grow.