Allure

Mar 16, 2018

1h 44m

★ 5.4

Overview

Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy. Her beacon of hope comes in sixteen year-old Eva, a talented pianist disillusioned by the life her mother imposes upon her. An unlikely relationship is formed between the two and Eva becomes an obsession to Laura. In light of Eva's unhappiness, Laura convinces her to runaway to her house and they soon find themselves caught within an intense entanglement. Manipulation, denial and codependency fuel what ultimately becomes a fractured dynamic that can only sustain itself for so long.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

micro_scope

Allure Trailers

Cast

Laura Drake

Evan Rachel Wood

Eva

Julia Sarah Stone

William

Denis O'Hare

Nancy

Maxim Roy

Benjamin

Joe Cobden

Guy With Laura #1

Jonathan Shatzky

Guy With Laura #2

Max Laferriere

Office Clerk #1

Yardly Kavanagh

Office Clerk #2

Teresa Picciano

Waitress

Lara Binamé

David - Nancy's boyfriend

Nick Baillie

Boyfriend's Son

Xavier Loyer

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