Cannes First Look: 'Krisha' Is 'A Woman Under the Influence'-Level Portrait of Delusion

"Krisha" makes its Cannes premiere in the Critics' Week program, which is designed to steer attention toward promising discoveries and first-time filmmakers. Shults' debut is also a claustrophobic horror movie that unfolds over one hot, sweaty Thanksgiving Day in Florida, where Krisha (played by the director's real-life aunt Krisha Fairchild, a psychologist), a painkiller-addled, ex-alcoholic teetering on the edge of the wagon, reunites with her estranged and leery family members for the first time in years. READ MORE: Cannes Critics' Week Lineup: Louis Garrel's Debut, SXSW Winner Among Highlights Shults' decision to shoot the film with his own relatives -- and in nine...

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