Synopsis
Niamh is the lone survivor of a mysterious massacre in which the furniture and objects in her family’s isolated house took on a monstrous life of their own. The police ignore her wild stories, and the neighbours and social worker who take her into their care try to introduce her to a new life. But Niamh is unable to leave her violent past behind her, endangering everyone who crosses her path.
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Cast
- Missy KeatingNiamh
- Marcella PlunkettNat
- Charlotte FlyvholmTanya
- Pádraic DelaneyLucas Galin
- Art ParkinsonPeter
- Anabel SweeneyAnne
- Mark HubermanJoseph
- Olga WehrlyColette
- Robert DonnellyRyan
- Ella HayesEmily
Recommendations
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Village Voice
Dark Touch, like much of the best horror, works the fears that connect to real life. - 75
The Playlist
It's unfortunate that commercial considerations seem to play into the third act, adding a more concrete representation of a very abstract idea. - 70
The New York Times
That space between reality and mirage is where Ms. de Van’s strength, and this movie’s true horror, lies. - 60
The Dissolve
Dark Touch is meant to touch a nerve, not merely spook. It’s about deeper fears, and realer monsters. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film is beholden to a strange internal logic that gives primacy not to its protagonist's suffering, but to its maker's thirst for fun.
