Septien

Three brothers occupy a uniquely peculiar family farm in Tennessee’s backcountry. The elder Ezra is fixated on cleanliness and breastfeeding fantasies, while the wayward younger Amos spends his days in the barn painting erotic versions of sports photography. The youngest brother, Cornelius, a former sports star fallen victim to self-destructive compulsions, has just returned home after 18 years of absence. What begins as a tale of homecoming dissolves into a painful vivisection of the internal demons with which all three struggle.

Weaving together psychedelic horror, absurdist black comedy and gloomy family drama, the director and co-writers measure out just the right doses of detachment, severity and a healthy shade of madness. Their unorthodox and feisty film plays with realist conventions, leaving viewers with the fascination of seeing a cogent whole come together from seemingly disjointed pieces.