Horse Girl

Horse Girl

Year: 2020

Runtime: 104 min

Language: English

Director: Jeff Baena

Drama

Sarah is a socially awkward young woman who feels like an outsider, with passions for crafting, horses, and supernatural crime shows. Her social life mainly revolves around conversations with a colleague at the hobby shop where she works. Her life takes a strange turn when she begins to suspect that her vivid, lucid dreams are blurring the lines with reality. She finds herself questioning what is real and struggling to navigate her increasingly bizarre experiences.

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1

Sarah's Quiet Life

Sarah, a shy and introverted woman, lives a quiet life working at a crafts store. She often visits her mother's grave, who died by suicide the previous year, indicating her struggle with grief and loneliness.

Graveyard
2

The Birthday Invitation

On her birthday, Sarah's roommate Nikki finds her alone and invites Darren, her boyfriend's roommate, over for a double date. The date features marijuana and drinks, allowing Sarah to momentarily escape her quiet existence.

Birthday Apartment
3

Sarah's Disturbance

During the date, Sarah experiences a nose bleed that interrupts the evening. This marks the beginning of a series of bizarre events that start to intrude upon her life, indicating deeper issues at play.

Apartment
4

The Bizarre Dream

Following the date, Sarah has a strange dream where she lies in a white room, alongside a man and a woman. This dream foreshadows her later experiences and hints at her fragmented psyche.

Dream
5

Unexplained Time Loss

After another nose bleed, Sarah loses track of time while driving, finding herself inexplicably back in her kitchen. This event exemplifies her growing confusion and the surreal nature of her experiences.

Road/Home
6

The Stolen Car

Sarah discovers her car has been stolen, leading Gary, her wealthy stepfather, to inform her that it has been located at a tow yard. This incident adds to her sense of being unmoored and in crisis.

Tow Yard
7

Sleepwalking

In a further episode of sleepwalking, Sarah finds herself standing outside a telephone booth with no memory of how she got there. This incident highlights her escalating instability and disconnection from reality.

Street
8

Diagnosing the Problem

At work, Sarah's boss Joan suggests she visit a doctor, given her family's mental health history. This moment serves as a critical turning point, indicating that Sarah's mental state is in serious jeopardy.

Craft Store
9

Cloning Fears

Sarah becomes convinced that she is a clone due to her appearance resembling her deceased grandmother. This paranoia demonstrates her deteriorating mental state and growing fear of her identity being compromised.

10

The Descent into Paranoia

During a date with Darren, Sarah shares her beliefs about being a clone and insists on digging up her mother's grave for DNA. This unsettling act highlights her spiraling paranoia and desperate search for truth.

Mother's Grave
11

Psychiatric Hospitalization

After a series of alarming events, Sarah is admitted to a psychiatric hospital where she wakes in the middle of the night to find her door unlocked. This moment of escape marks a pivotal point in her chaotic journey.

Psychiatric Hospital
12

The Fabrication of Protective Suits

While escaping the hospital, Sarah steals fabric from her workplace to create protective suits for herself and her horse, Willow. This act symbolizes her desperation and a misguided attempt to protect herself.

Craft Store
13

The Dream Realm

Sarah constructs a doorway from fabric, entering the white room of her dreams where she witnesses shadowy figures. This pivotal event suggests a blurring of the lines between reality and her dream world.

Dream
14

Sharing Dreams

In the psychiatric hospital, Sarah meets another patient who shares similar dreams. This revelation leads Sarah to believe they are both aliens abducted, reinforcing her delusions and desire for connection.

Psychiatric Hospital
15

Departure to the Unknown

In the film's climax, Sarah steals Willow from the stable, walking into the woods where a spaceship appears. This moment signifies her final embrace of the unknown, culminating in her levitation into the sky.

Woods

Last Updated: December 13, 2024 at 06:47

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