
The Dry(2021)
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.


In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

Taissa Farmiga
Merricat Blackwood

Alexandra Daddario
Constance Blackwood

Crispin Glover
Uncle Julian Blackwood

Sebastian Stan
Charles Blackwood

Paula Malcomson
Helen Clarke

Peter Coonan
Bobby Dunham
Ian Toner
Jim Donnell

Joanne Crawford
Stella

Anna Nugent
Lucille Wright

Peter O'Meara
Sam Clarke
We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a mystery, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, dysfunctional family, agoraphobia, family tragedy, cousin relationship. Directed by Stacie Passon, it stars Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover. In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.
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