Hallow Road

Hallow Road

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 20 m

Director: Babak Anvari

Echo Score: 74
DramaHorrorThriller

After a late‑night call from their teenage daughter, who has just struck a pedestrian, two parents rush to the scene, desperate to arrive before anyone else discovers it. As they drive deeper into the darkness, unsettling truths emerge, straining their bonds and hinting at a dangerous secret that could shatter the family.

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1

Awakening to the argument

The film opens at 2am in a family home, where broken glass and untouched food reveal a heated argument. Maddie and Frank are awakened by a smoke alarm and a call from Alice, who has driven away after the argument and hit a girl who ran into the road. The car ride becomes a tense journey as they try to reach Alice.

2:00 AM Family home
2

Alice drives into the woods after the argument

Alice steals her father's car and drives into the woods after an argument with her parents. She hits a girl who runs into the road, leaving the family terrified. Maddie uses her paramedic training to direct Alice in performing CPR on the wounded girl.

En route to Hallow Road
3

MDMA confession and ambulance absence

Alice reveals she has been high on MDMA for four hours and never returned to the flat. She confesses she didn't call an ambulance after the accident, heightening the parents' fear. The family tensions surface regarding responsibility and consequences.

In the car
4

Frank plans to take the blame

Frank decides to take the blame for Alice's mistake when they reach Hallow Road. The old argument about Alice's pregnancy surfaces again, underscoring the couple's fault lines and the pressure to protect their daughter.

In the car
5

A second car approaches and a body is hidden

Alice mentions another car approaching her location as the drive continues. Frank orders Alice to drag the body into the undergrowth, and she complies, deepening the sense of peril.

On the road, then woods
6

A mysterious caller interrupts

Maddie and Alice hear a mysterious woman speaking from the line, offering to help and pressing for information. The caller's tone is officious and increasingly menacing, while Alice begs her to leave.

In the car
7

The caller claims the girl is alive

The unknown woman finally confirms that the girl is alive and being cared for by her husband. The exchange deepens the sense that the family is entangled with a dangerous, controlling force.

On the phone in the car
8

Frank's admission to the caller

Frank tells the woman that he intended to take the fall for Alice's mistake. The caller's satisfied response underscores the malevolent manipulation at play as the family becomes more terrified.

In the car
9

Arrival at Hallow Road and a corpse appears

Maddie and Frank arrive on Hallow Road and pull up beside Alice's car. There is no sign of Alice, and a corpse lies in the undergrowth, prompting Maddie to question whether it could be Alice.

Hallow Road
10

Alice seems to be kidnapped

Maddie and Frank phone emergency services, but Alice answers the call as if kidnapped by the mysterious woman and her husband. The couple's monologue reveals a chilling dynamic in which they want to reform Alice and her unborn child.

In the car/woods
11

The call ends; road is blocked

The enigmatic woman continues the monologue about becoming Alice's parents and 'correcting' her, including her pregnancy. The call ends abruptly when a police car blocks the road, trapping the family in the tense standoff.

Woods/road
12

Morning police scene and speculation

In the morning, policemen surround the scene while Maddie and Frank stand nearby in silence. Detectives discuss the likely scenario that Alice was killed by a passing car, and that the couple's insistence on speaking to her was a trauma response.

Morning Scene on Hallow Road

Last Updated: December 04, 2025 at 15:32

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