Anguish

Anguish

Year: 2015

Runtime: 91 min

Language: English

Director: Sonny Mallhi

DramaHorror

Following a family tragedy, a teenage girl struggles to cope with the sudden relocation to a new town. There, she becomes increasingly haunted by the spirit of a young woman who died in a hit-and-run accident. As she investigates the circumstances surrounding the spirit’s death, she’s forced to confront difficult truths about her own life, family, and the fragility of existence.

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1

Lucy is hit by a car

Lucy asks her mother if she can go camping, but Sarah says no. Lucy angrily exits the car, and immediately is struck by an oncoming vehicle. This accident becomes the catalyst for the haunting that follows.

Road outside Lucy's town
2

Tess experiences a supernatural push after arriving at the new house

Tess and her mother Jessica move into a new house. While Tess lingers near the road where Lucy was hit, an unseen force pushes her down into the dirt and won't let her get back up. The encounter marks the beginning of a string of unsettling events.

Near the road where Lucy was hit
3

Tess starts noticing paranormal phenomena

Back home, Tess begins to experience phenomena she can't explain and initially chalks them up to hallucinations. She grows wary as odd occurrences escalate around her. The line between reality and perception starts to blur.

Tess's home
4

Tess reveals Lucy's knowledge to Sarah

Tess visits Sarah's bookstore and says something that only Lucy would know, shocking Sarah. The revelation makes Sarah suspicious that something supernatural may be involved. The moment hints at a link between Tess's experiences and Lucy's fate.

Sarah's bookstore
5

Mirror confrontation and eye color change

Tess confronts the visions in a mirror, and her eye color shifts from blue to brown repeatedly. The changes feel supernatural and suggest that someone else is inhabiting her. The moment signals an escalation of the possession-like phenomena.

Tess's room
6

Tess hospitalized after a breakdown

Tess collapses at the front door and is rushed to the hospital. She is placed under constant supervision, given medication, and placed in therapy. The medical response contrasts with the growing spiritual interpretation of her experiences.

Hospital
7

A priest suspects possession

A priest from Jessica's church visits Tess and suggests that possession may be involved. He offers a spiritual framework for what the doctors are seeing. The idea adds a faith-based dimension to the unfolding events.

Hospital
8

Discharged and home, but guarded

Tess is discharged and returns to her bedroom, which Jessica has boarded up for protection. She continues to experience paranormal phenomena and refuses to eat. The guardianship tightens as fear and care compete.

Tess's bedroom
9

Tess escapes to Sarah and Lucy's house

Jessica drives Tess into town, but Tess lunges from the car and runs toward Sarah and Lucy's house. She reaches them and is drawn into the tension surrounding Lucy's fate. The journey marks a turning point where Tess's experiences become a direct bridge to Lucy.

Neighborhood and Sarah & Lucy's house
10

Lucy channels through Tess to say goodbye

Sarah explains that Tess may have a gift to channel spirits so they can say goodbye and move on. The idea is that Lucy has taken possession of Tess to speak with loved ones. The explanation frames what has been happening as a purposeful connection.

Sarah's home
11

A second spirit takes over; Tess is imprisoned

Lucy leaves Tess's body, but another spirit apparently enters Tess; Sarah and Jessica lock Tess in the basement to contain the situation. The struggle underscores the peril and the fragility of Tess's body. Hope for resolution depends on moving Lucy on.

Tess's basement
12

One more night with her mother

Lucy, inhabiting Tess's body, asks for one more night with her mother and Jessica agrees. The intimate moment is fraught with emotion as the living and the dead share a final contact. The plan remains to let Lucy move on after one last goodbye.

Tess's bedroom
13

Lucy moves on; Tess returns to herself

After the night, Sarah tells Lucy that it's time to move on, and Lucy exits Tess's body into the spirit world. Tess returns to her own body, and life seems to return to a fragile normalcy. The family remains unsure of how much Tess has changed.

Spirit world
14

Tess is silent when asked for her name in a coffee shop

Later, in a coffee shop, someone asks Tess for her name and she does not respond. The moment hints that Tess's identity has shifted in some lasting way. The film leaves this ambiguity hanging.

Coffee shop
15

Final moment: eye color change and song

Back at home, Tess plays and sings Lucy's song on the guitar, the same tune Lucy made up. Her eye color shifts from blue to brown as a final visual reminder of Lucy's influence. The closing images suggest a lasting, unsettled connection rather than a tidy ending.

Tess's home

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 16:14

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