Munchausen syndrome by proxy is at the center of Helena Stefánsdóttir’s debut feature, which premiered in Rotterdam.
, a fresh-faced teen arrives at a blocky modernist showplace of a house, it seems she’s checking in to a swanky Airbnb. But the well-appointed dwelling, where an oppressively dark glacial blue predominates, turns out to be the unwholesome home of the grandparents she hasn’t seen in years. Estrangement and silence are the guiding principles within this hermetically sealed universe, which, as the title of Helena Stefánsdóttir’s drama indicates, contains an indoor swimming pool.
With distinctive lips and hooded eyes that recall Charlotte Rampling, Petersdottir inhabits the role of Áróra with quiet menace. Áróra is the sort who, without irony or humor, tells her husband to “use your words.” The woman’s a twisted mother superior eyeing prey, and there’s a pseudo-Christian element to the rituals she devises of baptism and penance .
So too does everyone agree that the pool in the basement has been empty for years, even if they haven’t ventured downstairs to look. They might as well be regurgitating headlines about a far-off place. Lilja, though, discovers the truth soon after she arrives, and perhaps at her peril.
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