Resurrection (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Margaret's extreme reaction stems from David's history of severe abuse during their relationship. When she was 18, David became controlling and emotionally abusive, demanding she prove her love through self-harm. After their son Benjamin was born, David committed unspeakable acts that left Margaret catatonic. Seeing him triggers overwhelming PTSD and panic attacks, causing her to restrict Abbie's movements and spiral into psychological turmoil.

• david
• margaret
• abuse
• panic attack
• ptsd
• return

David initially presented as charming when Margaret met him at 18, but his true nature emerged as he became increasingly abusive and controlling. He demanded so-called "kindnesses", requiring Margaret to self-harm as proof of her love. After their son Benjamin was born, David's jealousy led to unspeakable acts. When Margaret returned home to find only two fingers, she collapsed into catatonia, and David manipulated her into believing false things about their son.

• david
• margaret
• abuse
• controlling
• kindenesses
• past

Benjamin (Ben) was born to Margaret and David during their abusive relationship. After his birth, David's jealousy led to a traumatic event, Margaret came home to find only two fingers, leading her to believe David had killed their son. She later fell into catatonia, and David manipulated her into believing false narratives about Ben's fate.

• benjamin
• ben
• baby
• fingers
• death
• son

David uses this phrase as psychological torture, suggesting he killed Ben and now carries the child inside him, or at least that's what he wants Margaret to believe. The statement is meant to manipulate and control her, preying on her deepest trauma. In the climax, David forces Margaret to touch his belly, claiming Ben is inside him.

• ben
• david
• inside
• manipulation
• psychological torture

The tooth belongs to David, who is missing a tooth, a detail revealed when he smiles at Margaret during their confrontation. David likely planted it in Abbie's wallet as a threatening message, demonstrating that he has been close to Margaret's daughter and can access her. This escalates Margaret's paranoia and fear that David is targeting Abbie.

• tooth
• abbie
• wallet
• david
• threat
• planted

When Margaret approaches the police about David, they dismiss her concerns and show indifference. This reflects both the difficulty of proving stalking or psychological harassment without concrete evidence, and perhaps Margaret's traumatized state making her appear unreliable. The police failure forces her to take matters into her own hands, installing new locks and buying a gun for protection.

• police
• help
• refused
• david
• protection

The ending is deliberately ambiguous. After Margaret kills David and opens his abdomen, she discovers what appears to be a breathing fetus and cradles it tenderly. However, given her deteriorating mental state, the consistent nightmares about babies, her lactating without having given birth, and the horror on her face when she sees the baby all suggest this may be another psychological episode. The film leaves open whether she杀死ed David believing he had their son inside him, or if she is holding something else entirely.

Foreshadowing: The nightmare about a baby in the oven and her unexpected lactation foreshadow her distorted perception of motherhood and pregnancy.

• baby
• ending
• ambiguity
• delusion
• hallucination
• horror

The "kindnesses" were David's twisted requirement that Margaret self-harm as proof of her love for him. This was part of his systematic psychological abuse and control over her. These demands left Margaret emotionally shattered and are central to understanding why his reappearance triggers such severe trauma responses.

• kindnesses
• self-harm
• abuse
• proof of love
• control

In the hotel confrontation, David forces Margaret to touch his belly and claims Ben is inside him, his final psychological manipulation. Overcome with rage, despair, and a desperate need to end the cycle of abuse, Margaret grabs knives and attacks David. She ties him to the bed and slices open his abdomen, believing she is either freeing or confronting whatever is inside him. This act represents both attempted murder and a twisted attempt at closure.

• kill
• david
• knives
• climax
• violence
• revenge

The scene shows Abbie departing for college, thanking Margaret for protecting her and expressing love. This appears to be a moment of peace and closure between mother and daughter. However, Margaret's sudden gasp of horror, while holding what appears to be a baby, shatters this warmth, suggesting either she is experiencing a psychotic break or the entire peaceful scene is a facade concealing something traumatic.

• abbie
• college
• farewell
• ending
• twist
• horror