Darlin' (2019)
A cracking continuation of the story that began with Lucky McKee's Offspring (2009) and The Woman (2011) about a feral woman and her children.
Pollyanna McIntosh reprises her role of 'the Woman' and also directs, but this time her character isn't the central role. One of her adoptive offspring named Darlin' ends up in hospital and then at a Catholic boarding school where they attempt to civilize her to live in 'normal' society again, however the Woman has other ideas.
I really enjoyed this. It was different to the other two films and felt quite fresh, dealing with patriarchy and Catholic corruption (obviously). It was reasonably tense throughout with one or two grisly moments along the way. The largely 'unknown to me' cast were all good and McIntosh's direction more than competent.
Darlin' had me invested in it from the first moments and it never let up.
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