A solid cast and persistently effective atmosphere make Raging Grace into an impressive horror debut. awalrusdarkly's SXSW2023 review:
, horror stories about immigrants and refugees simply fighting to exist in a world that pulls them in multiple directions viscerally remind us of our own innate fears of alienation and dehumanization, and say something larger about a world full of hostility toward the presence of an Other. Done well, these kinds of stories are both timely and timeless, an effective fusion of the contemporary and the eternal.
Joy is a Filipino immigrant living in England, doing her best to carve out a life with her mischievous daughter Joy while scraping together enough funds to legitimize her permanent residency in the U.K. It’s a hard life, one in which Grace and Joy often get by through squatting in the upscale homes Joy cleans while their owners are out of town.
Zarcilla sets up a clear juxtaposition that will pay off in big ways throughout the film, sending his poor immigrant characters to live and work in the sprawling stately home of a wealthy white landowner. The home itself, and the stuffy ways of its owners, root the story in a satisfyingly Gothic legacy that calls to mind classics like, another tale of a servant trapped in a house of increasingly dangerous mystery.
Because of this, Eigenmann and Boadilla are tasked with some intense emotional heavy lifting, and both rise to meet the challenge. Eigenmann plays Joy with a determined, head-down intensity that any mother will recognize, gritting her teeth through indignities and steeling herself for each new task while never losing sight of the raw emotional truths at work inside the character.
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