Black Hollow Cage

2018 • 105 minutes

About this movie

After a car accident in which 13 year-old Alice lost her mother and part of her right arm, she relocates with her father to a house in woods. She hates her father and blames him for what happened. One day, Alice and her wolfhound stumble on a mysterious cube among the trees near the house that appears to relay cryptic messages from her future self warning her of dire events that she must stop.

Ratings and reviews

Imagery was most poignant between Alex and her Father’s dynamic, evolving throughout unfolding events. In the beginning it’s just them; another set of characters introduced; by the conclusion with the final character... Loved the thematic elements intermingled with the setting: deceptive simplicity of the time machine’s physical design against the unruly aesthetic of nature, Alex’s prosthetic arm literally “guiding” us to wrap our psychology around the possibilities exploring our own “grasp” on consciousness & its future implications. A complex topic; indeed. At times felt silly, didn’t personally care much for other 3 actors. Also, the last scene was the least satisfying part... dead giveaway although told from perspective of a young girl, certainly not written by anyone who ever was one.

Love movies like this! If you like artist movies with good acting and beautiful scenery then this one is for you.