Netherlands 2018 79m Directed by: Tonnie Dinjens. Starring: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Miranda Wilson, Mark Fleischmann, Ilias Addab, McKell David, Louise Breckon-Richards, William Sutton, Chandler Bullock, Eli Thorne, Drew Elston, Berget Lewis. Music by: Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas.
Rebellious teenager Kim Temple has a strange affliction that makes her feel very insecure: stressful situations cause her to lose consciousness. And stress is bound to increase since her criminal father, whom she fears deeply, is about to be released from prison. Kim's life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers her sleeping fits enable her to peek into the past. Trying desperately to keep her father locked up, she forces herself into ever more dangerous situations and emotional distress that lead to more revealing 'sleeping fits'. Although she finds a friend to help her, time travel proves to be very perilous for Kim. Her health deteriorates to the point where her condition becomes life threatening. But with so much at stake, quitting is not an option.
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This is a solid movie with good acting, a sensitive subject matter treated with compassion, and a suspenseful mystery that keeps you engaged. There were bits of it that seemed slow, but it seemed to unravel at about the correct pace, and the slowness might have been me just being impatient scenes in the main character's current life because I wanted to know more about her forays into the past.
As far as the "travelling" goes, I can see how it can be interpreted many ways, so I leave that to the viewer. If you are interested in time travel as a scientific phenomenon, then this isn't for you, but if you enjoy movies that use it to explore the ramifications of choices and grief, loss, hope, etc. this one is well done. I thought it was presented very well, with a lot of distorted angles, and haunting effects to remind you that something spooky is going on.
Review by msigmond20 from the Internet Movie Database.