The Blazing World

Oct 15, 2021

1h 41m

★ 4.4

Overview

Ever since Margaret was six years old, she has been haunted by the memory of watching her sister drown during an explosive fight between her parents. As a young woman, she slides further into her twisted inner life, ultimately finding herself on the brink of suicide. Through an epic journey down the smokiest and scariest corridors of her imagination, she tries to exorcise the demons pushing her closer and closer to the edge.

Genres

Horror

Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Greenbelt Films

Tealhouse Entertainment

American Stream Wave

Wavelength

The Blazing World Trailers

Cast

Margaret Winter

Carlson Young

Lained

Udo Kier

Tom Winter

Dermot Mulroney

Alice Winter

Vinessa Shaw

Blake

John Karna

Margot

Soko

Coffee Shop Guy

Bailey Alexander Lewis

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