FirstBorn

Two young parents slowly discover that their young daughter Thea is a magnet for the supernatural and with the help of an occult expert of great power they have to try and teach Thea to control, rather than be afraid, of the dangerous and dark forces surrounding her. Antonia Thomas (Sunshine on Leith) and Luke Norris are impressive as the caring but increasingly frightened parents in a film that evokes domestic-style horror films of the 1970s. A powerful and scary new British film, written and directed with style by Nirpal Bhogal. (Edinburgh International Film Festival)