Bring Her Back

From Australian twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me), Bring Her Back follows brother and sister Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong). Piper is mostly blind (she can see shapes and colors) and Andy has taken care of her for as long as they can both remember. When Andy and Piper’s father dies suddenly, they are adopted by a woman named Laura (Sally Hawkins). Laura has a mute son named Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips) and had a daughter who was also blind and is still grieving her death. What begins as an awkward transition during tragedy becomes an abhorrent struggle …

Dean

2025-07-13

⭐ 8

Wasn't expecting such a great horrow show from Australia. It's quite gruesome. Well done.

Decent trauma horror. Chewing scene was great! Go ahead and put this ham on your face as you may need it to cover your eyes in some scenes.

CinemaSerf

2025-08-16

⭐ 7

When their father is found dead in the shower, seventeen year old “Andy” (Billy Barrett) wants to look after his blind step-sister “Piper” (Sora Wong) but he’s just too young. Rather than split them up, social services offer to send them both into the care of “Laura” (Sally Hawkins) who has recently lost a daughter of her own. She seems to take to the young girl, but is completely indifferent to her big brother and both siblings are perplexed by the presence of the mute “Oliver” (the scene-stealing Jonah Wren Phillips) who seems to inhabit a world all of his own. As the newcomers try to settle…

After the explosive and inventive horror of TALK TO ME, my anticipation for Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up was immense. I was prepared for intensity, but nothing quite readies you for BRING HER BACK, a film that perfectly defines the term "tough watch." This is a profoundly discomforting and disturbing experience, featuring some of the most visually shocking and traumatic scenes in recent memory. The true standout is the makeup and prosthetics department, whose gruesome work is so visceral it burrows under your skin, no matter how seasoned a horror viewer you might be. The Philippou b…

"Bring Her Back" has the desperate loneliness and sadness that is inevitable following the death of a cherished loved one as a central theme, but this pivotal subject matter has rarely been explored in such gross and utterly grotesque terms as it is here and quite frankly it is somewhat surprising this film ever got a mainstream release at all. It takes the central character of Laura - the tremendous Sally Hawkins - and through her the film explores and literally redefines how destructively obsessive some people can become provided the stakes are high enough. Laura isn't an evil person, but sh…