Sublime

Mt. Abaddon Hospital is where George Grieves undergoes a routine procedure that triggers a harrowing ordeal. The film juxtaposes sterile hospital corridors with a surreal netherworld inside his mind, where his fears manifest as manifestations of horror. This dual setting anchors the story’s tension between clinical reality and a dreamlike, terrifying interior landscape.

🪦 Death & Afterlife

The story centers on mortality, the possibility of permanent unconsciousness, and the question of what lies beyond physical life. Grieves’ brain damage and the family's pressure create a sense of impending finality. The dreamworld intensifies fear of death and the search for release.

🌀 Reality vs Dream

Sublime blurs the line between waking life and a vivid, nightmarish interior realm. The audience is drawn into Grieves’ perception where each reveal questions what is real. The quest to awaken forces the viewer to weigh medical rationality against the power of inner fears. The boundary between dream and reality becomes the film’s core propulsion.

⚖️ Care & Ethics

Medical staff deliver grim prognoses while the family faces the moral weight of ending life support. The film examines who should decide when life ends and the emotional toll of those choices. It contrasts clinical detachment with persistent hope, highlighting ethical tensions in end-of-life care.