Synopsis
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
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Cast
- Morfydd ClarkMaud
- Jennifer EhleAmanda
- Lily FrazerCarol
- Lily KnightJoy
- Rosie SansomEsther
- Caoilfhionn DunneNurse
- Marcus HuttonRichard
- Carl PrekoppHomeless Pat
- Noa BodnerHilary
- Takatsuna MukaiHiro
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
The film punches out its warped drama with amazing gusto and Clark is lethally assured: not Saint Maud really, but Saint Joan, a spectacular horror heroine. - 91
Consequence
Saint Maud is a fantastic and gripping debut from an exciting new talent in the genre. Hoisted by a tight script and dynamic performances, it’s a standout title that deserves its heaps of praise. - 90
Variety
Skirting easy cynicism to view fire, brimstone and occasional grace through Maud’s awestruck eyes, this is finally as much a sympathetic character study, a mental heath mind-map, as it is any kind of chiller. Whatever the case, it’s one hell of a debut for Rose Glass. - 83
IndieWire
A slender but unholy cross between “First Reformed” and “The Exorcist." - 80
CineVue
Saint Maud is the dive into obsession, isolation and urban deprivation that you need right now. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
[A] striking and auspicious feature debut ... Saint Maud seeds the clouds with an eclectic mix of influences, but it works, creating a film with its own strange weather. - 80
Screen Daily
Featuring a terrific performance from Jennifer Ehle and a bold, quietly nerve-shredding lead from Morfydd Clark, this is a hugely individual, distinctly British piece of genre-tweaking with a strong female focus and clear potential to cross borders between arthouse and upmarket horror sectors. - 80
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
I’ve come around to Glass’s singular, purpose-filled vision – one that is intent on pushing its audience so far outside their comfort zones that you’d need a map to find your way back to baseline existence. Clark is also a wonder as the title character, playing a deluded and dangerous antihero with an unnerving zeal.
