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A Banquet

A widowed mother is radically tested when her teenage daughter insists a supernatural experience has left her body in service to a higher power.

Director

Ruth Paxton

Year

Genre

horror, mystery, thriller

Box Office

$5,238

Production

Riverstone Pictures,Reliance Entertainment Productions 8,Tea Shop & Film Company,HanWay Films,Creativity Capital

Awards

1 win

Homepage

https://www.abanquetmovie.com/

Holly

Sienna Guillory

Betsey

Jessica Alexander

Isabelle

June

Dominic

Jason

Doctor

Sarah

Careers Adviser

Dentist

Clinic Manager

Caleb

Sean

Jack

Anna

Selena Thompson

Ice Skating Coach

Maya

Hannah Zoé Ankrah

Sophia

Louis

Harry

Tired A&E Doctor

Charlie Roberts

Gamer

Will

Gamer 2

Dental Receptionist

Distressed Patient

Party Boy

Lab Technician

Therapist

Elaine Carman Roberts

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Can we just have a nice supper? - A Banquet

Can we just have a nice supper?

Cats? [chuckling] - A Banquet

Cats? [chuckling]

But you do not-- - A Banquet

But you do not--

Okay, people do not
just stop eating. - A Banquet

Okay, people do not just stop eating.

[pen clicks] - A Banquet

"Betsey's weight.” - A Banquet

"Betsey's weight.”

[pensive piano music] - A Banquet

[pensive piano music]

[bell ringing] - A Banquet

Well, I heard you hadn't
been feeling very well, - A Banquet

Well, I heard you hadn't been feeling very well,

Do you remember the summer
you stayed with Granddad and me? - A Banquet

Do you remember the summer you stayed with Granddad and me?

It was the first time
you and your sister - A Banquet

It was the first time you and your sister

Granddad rented Harry Potter,
thought you'd love it. - A Banquet

Granddad rented Harry Potter, thought you'd love it.

-Oh, uh, yeah, maybe.
-Your mother was livid. - A Banquet

-Oh, uh, yeah, maybe. -Your mother was livid.

Do you know she threatened never
to leave you with me again? - A Banquet

Do you know she threatened never to leave you with me again?

As if she was doing me a favor, - A Banquet

As if she was doing me a favor,

[chuckles] - A Banquet

I had work to do - A Banquet

I had work to do

-No, I-- I don't remember.
- I do. - A Banquet

-No, I-- I don't remember. - I do.

Later, I made lunch
and I came out to find you. - A Banquet

Later, I made lunch and I came out to find you.

I watched you, Betsey,
for a good, long time. - A Banquet

I watched you, Betsey, for a good, long time.

That night, you tried
to get into my bed. - A Banquet

That night, you tried to get into my bed.

You came through, woke us both, - A Banquet

You came through, woke us both,

Granddad bought it,
hook, line, and sinker, - A Banquet

Granddad bought it, hook, line, and sinker,

Then you won't remember
rehearsing the whole thing that morning. - A Banquet

Then you won't remember rehearsing the whole thing that...

I watched you practice
the routine in the garden. - A Banquet

I watched you practice the routine in the garden.

It was all a little act - A Banquet

It was all a little act

Now, get up
and come down for lunch. - A Banquet

Now, get up and come down for lunch.

So, girls, what we'd like
to do this week - A Banquet

So, girls, what we'd like to do this week

Um, so, on Wednesday, I went
around the grounds and... - A Banquet

Um, so, on Wednesday, I went around the grounds and...

The days will be quite
structured in the early weeks, - A Banquet

The days will be quite structured in the early weeks,

Can we take her out
for special occasions, holidays? - A Banquet

Can we take her out for special occasions, holidays?

-Betsey, come.
-[woman] Stop following me! - A Banquet

-Betsey, come. -[woman] Stop following me!

-Maybe you...
-[objects clatter] - A Banquet

-Maybe you... -[objects clatter]

[Holly sighs] - A Banquet

[birds chirping] - A Banquet

[birds chirping]

[tense music] - A Banquet

[eerie shrieking] - A Banquet

[eerie shrieking]

I tried to imagine
me leaving home, - A Banquet

I tried to imagine me leaving home,

Thinking about all that stuff
just felt fake. - A Banquet

Thinking about all that stuff just felt fake.

I came outside for some air - A Banquet

I came outside for some air

-[eerie voices whispering]
- I felt something calling me. - A Banquet

-[eerie voices whispering] - I felt something calling me.

[music slowly intensifying] - A Banquet

[music slowly intensifying]

I didn't see it before,
but I see now. - A Banquet

I didn't see it before, but I see now.

We will find you a specialist
that understands. - A Banquet

We will find you a specialist that understands.

You know, a psychiatric one, because
what you're doing is very dangerous! - A Banquet

You know, a psychiatric one, because what you're doing ...

-I'm not losing weight, Mom.
-I know that, but I'm scared, okay? - A Banquet

-I'm not losing weight, Mom. -I know that, but I'm...

I will have you sectioned
before I let you leave. - A Banquet

I will have you sectioned before I let you leave.

-If you did that, I'd kill myself.
-[slaps] - A Banquet

-If you did that, I'd kill myself. -[slaps]

Haven't you ever wondered
what the point of everything is? - A Banquet

Haven't you ever wondered what the point of everything ...

It's like there was
a hollow in me before, and... - A Banquet

It's like there was a hollow in me before, and...

[music intensifying] - A Banquet

[music intensifying]

[somber music] - A Banquet

I appreciate your concern, - A Banquet

I appreciate your concern,

-Ages.
-[Isabelle chuckling] - A Banquet

-Ages. -[Isabelle chuckling]

It's fine.
She's in a dormant phase. - A Banquet

It's fine. She's in a dormant phase.

I see, mm-hmm. - A Banquet

There are other rehab solutions
to consider. - A Banquet

There are other rehab solutions to consider.

Mmm, I'm not sending her
away, Mom. - A Banquet

Mmm, I'm not sending her away, Mom.

And she has seen
every specialist under the sun. - A Banquet

And she has seen every specialist under the sun.

[slams] - A Banquet

[door opens] - A Banquet

[June] Do you remember
that year we had in Osaka - A Banquet

[June] Do you remember that year we had in Osaka

I remember being very caught up
in comparative oral histories. - A Banquet

I remember being very caught up in comparative oral historie...

It was a big thing back then,
wonderful stories. - A Banquet

It was a big thing back then, wonderful stories.

There's this particular one
that keeps coming back to me, - A Banquet

There's this particular one that keeps coming back to m...

A poor farmer marries
a beautiful young woman. - A Banquet

A poor farmer marries a beautiful young woman.

The woman, of course,
represents the ideal Japanese wife. - A Banquet

The woman, of course, represents the ideal Japanese wife.

Courteous, obedient, quiet. - A Banquet

Courteous, obedient, quiet.

Perfect in every way
except for one thing. - A Banquet

Perfect in every way except for one thing.

So this begins to gnaw
at the farmer. - A Banquet

So this begins to gnaw at the farmer.

The mystery of it
is hard for him to ignore. - A Banquet

The mystery of it is hard for him to ignore.

But what's worse is that
his reserves are being depleted. - A Banquet

But what's worse is that his reserves are being deplete...

It's as if he were feeding two
instead of just himself. - A Banquet

It's as if he were feeding two instead of just himself.

So one day, this peasant farmer - A Banquet

So one day, this peasant farmer

He does this and discovers
the Futakuchi-Onna - A Banquet

He does this and discovers the Futakuchi-Onna

A grotesque mouth - A Banquet

A grotesque mouth

[eerie music] - A Banquet

[eerie music] - A Banquet

I believe Betsey's
possessed this family. - A Banquet

I believe Betsey's possessed this family.

[Holly yelps] - A Banquet

[Isabelle] Sometimes it's like-- - A Banquet

[Isabelle] Sometimes it's like--

Like talk about end of times - A Banquet

Like talk about end of times

She does this really scary thing
where she stops breathing - A Banquet

She does this really scary thing where she stops breathing

[Isabelle] Someone used to
come once a week, - A Banquet

[Isabelle] Someone used to come once a week,

[Betsey screaming] - A Banquet

[Betsey screaming]

[footsteps approach] - A Banquet

[footsteps approach]

First top and lower incisors
are fine, - A Banquet

First top and lower incisors are fine,

It's not causing her
any pain, though, is it? - A Banquet

It's not causing her any pain, though, is it?

I wonder,
would you like to review - A Banquet

I wonder, would you like to review

Your last two months
are outstanding - A Banquet

Your last two months are outstanding

A Banquet poster

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A widowed mother is radically tested when her teenage daughter insists a supernatural experience has left her body in service to a higher power.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ruth Paxton

Writer: Justin Bull

Production: Riverstone Pictures,Reliance Entertainment Productions 8,Tea Shop & Film Company,HanWay Films,Creativity Capital

Genre: horror, mystery, thriller

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 4.7

BoxOffice: $5,238

Released: 11 Mar 2022

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.abanquetmovie.com/