The Restoration at Grayson Manor (englische OV) // 40. Fantasy Filmfest // Deutschlandpremiere

Boyd (Chris Colfer from GLEE) lives in the grand Grayson Manor with his vicious mother (Alice Krige), who pulls every string to force him to father an heir. After all, the family dynasty must continue. But the young man has no interest in tradition, and his mother’s overbearing ways are simply too much. When a spectacularly bloody accident leaves him without both hands, however, he initially finds himself at the mercy of his mother and the ambitious doctor who builds him revolutionary neuroprosthetics. Backed into a corner, Boyd discovers unexpected reserves of strength.

Set on a lavish Irish estate, Glenn McQuaid creates one of the most delightfully dysfunctional mother-son relationships in cinematic history. With plenty of caustic humor, bodily fluids are splashed liberally across grand paintings and furniture. Memories of THE ADDAMS FAMILY inevitably come to mind. The same rule applies here: You can fight it all you want, but blood is thicker than water.