Beau Is Afraid (2023)

After Danny and Michael Philippou’s well-received debut, Talk to Me, they released another thrilling horror film this year: Bring Her Back. Like Talk to Me, it's essentially the trust and bond between friends and family members that are at stake.

We see things through the point of view of a pair of stepsister and brother: 17-year-old boy Andy and Asian girl Piper, who is visually impaired. They found their father dead after a stroke in the shower. This vision—therefore, Piper was less mentally harmed—haunted Andy throughout the film. Their bond is the most touching element in the film. Even though they don't share the same biological mother or father, it’s their care and love for each other that support them through the loss of their father. The portrayal of their bond is natural: from their bickering with inappropriate jokes at the beginning to their secret code “grapefruit” as a code for “being honest.”