A fractured family in A24 horror film 'Bring Her Back'

Following the success of their debut, “Talk to Me,” directors Danny and Michael Philippou took a turn on how to approach their latest horror film “Bring Her Back.”

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“Talk to Me feels like a party horror film, but this film is more character-driven,” Danny says. “We liked the challenge of a contained story about these three characters, focusing on their relationships.”

As they lean heavily into the characters of “Bring Her Back,” they couldn’t have thought of anyone better to be Laura, the character who drives the mysterious narrative of the film, than Academy Award-nominated actress Sally Hawkins.

“Seeing all these different characters that she [Hawkins] would build big backstories for, that was so exciting to me, the idea of someone bringing that much care to her characters,” Danny says.

“Laura is written almost in a more outwardly confident way, but Sally brought this depth to it and portrayed it in a different, more interesting way. Laura struggles with what she’s doing in the film, and that is what humanizes her, I think,” adds Michael.