While skimming Netflix's latest releases, you might encounter a Canadian movie called Freaks, which has already been surrounded by a ton of buzz. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, the film's twisty trailer offers a promising sci-fi thriller story centered on a young girl who discovers the outside world after spending her life inside a shabby house. It's certainly a mindbender, with an absorbing lead performance from newcomer Lexy Kolker, as well as support from a solid cast that features Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern. If you're keen to learn all the relevant (and spoiler-free!) details of Freaks before adding it to your Netflix queue, read on.
Basically, Freaks follows a 7-year-old girl named Chloe (Kolker), whose disturbed and controlling father (Hirsch) locks her in a run-down house to keep her safe. Chloe longs for the outside world and her mother, although her father, who strangely bleeds from his eyes,...
Basically, Freaks follows a 7-year-old girl named Chloe (Kolker), whose disturbed and controlling father (Hirsch) locks her in a run-down house to keep her safe. Chloe longs for the outside world and her mother, although her father, who strangely bleeds from his eyes,...
- 3/14/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
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