Written and Directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Starring Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell and Denis O’Hare
Running time: 1 hour and 34 minutes
MPAA rating: R for language, some sexuality and disturbing behavior

by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport

“So what did you do for money before you met my son?”

Carlo Mirabella-Davis’s beautifully and mesmerizingly shot feature debut, Swallow tells the story of a woman that is lost within herself. Like a ghost, she floats through life, almost non-existent. If someone were to peer into her literal glass encased home, it would be logical to surmise that Hunter Conrad (Haley Bennett) is living her best life. From the outside, everything from her magazine ready home down to her trendy threads seems perfect. Unfortunately, everything is a facade for the truth, much like the shell that Hunter lives in.