Synopsis
Left to raise two sons after the unexpected death of his wife, DAD’s life begins to unravel. Grief is messy and chaotic enough as it is, but when it takes the form of an unhinged and unwanted house guest — CROW — taunting him from the shadows, things start to spiral out of control…but maybe that’s exactly what Dad needs.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $8,000,000 |
| Russia (CIS) Releases: | November 20th, 2025 (Limited), released as The Thing with Feathers (Сущность) |
| MPAA Rating: | R for language and some bloody violent content. (Rating bulletin 2909 (cert #55696), 10/29/2025) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Keywords: | Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Sundance Film Festival 2025, Family Drama, Unnamed Character, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Hallucinations, Fantasy Sequence |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Lobo Films , Sunny March, Film4, BFI, Align Pictures, Uncommon Creative Studio, MK2, Rank and File, Film i Vast, Filmgate Films, Vue Lumiere |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |