We all have heard the terms Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Post Partum Depression (PPD) and understand the physiological and psychological repercussions of these mental disorders. But view “Nesting” and you go beyond the nasty headlines reflecting the effects of these mental disorders and you may start to feel what these disorders are like by witnessing the pain and suffering of Pénélope (Rose-Marie Perrault) recently experiencing the drowning of her sister Charlotte and giving birth to her preemie boy Lou.
The downward spiral starts the film and swirls quickly southbound to near murderous conclusions. What is Pénélope’s reality and her hallucinatory existence is increasingly apparent as the movie progresses and it is both disturbing and frightening. How could it evolve to such dire and threatening levels. It is possibly equally disturbing is that Pénélope, her weed smoking/skateboarder/struggling musician boyfriend Gaspard (Simon Landry-Desy), her parents and physician fail to understand Pénélope’s suffering until the last moment.
It might be some viewers interpret the film as “classic horror” with ominous music and apparitions, but the horror is not intended to be theatrical horror but rather actual horror and it certainly accomplishes delivering that.
If you have raised an infant you must understand the physical and mental strain in doing so punctuated by joy and pride but imagine that task without the intermittent breaks of joy and pride?
Watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLS6NqYLA_E
Directed by Chloé Cinq-Mars.
Limited USA theatrical release on 26May2026 followed by 29May2026 VOD release.
RKS CANADIAN SWISS FILM Rating 71/100.
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