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Summary
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 68Audiences 60GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer73%
Metascore62
User score6.6
Letterboxd · 47 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.9
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 53 min
Longer than most horror movies, +18 min on the typical 95
typical 95113Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
Released
2026
May 22, 2026
This year
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Finland- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 40
Midori FrancisHana
Danielle MacdonaldJosie
Madeleine MaddenAlanya
Robert TaylorTravis
Showko ShowfukuteiKimie
Octavia Barron-MartinGrace- AAAnna AdamsGhost Cadaver
Annie ShaperoMelissa
Louisa MignoneProfessor Kasab- JBJoseph BaldwinRyan
Emily MilledgeGeorgie
Gemma Bird MathesonNikita
Lucy GolebyLucy Childs- SGSusan GodfreyOncologist
Lisa CrittendenHelen- HHHanna HarveyAlanya's Housemate
- PJPeter JiangStore Clerk
- MEMert ErgecDelivery Person
- MJMartyn JonesNaked Elderly Man
- RNRobin NorthoverCadaver #1
- MSManu SuriCadaver #2
- CBCarmen BorgCadaver #3
- EHEirene HoganCadaver #4
- MMMackenzie McLarenContent Creator #1
Directing · 4
- Natalie Erika James Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Anastasia Sidorova Third Assistant Director
- Alex Reid First Assistant Director
- Merran Elliot Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Lynne Vincent McCarthy Script Editor
Production · 17
- Timo Argillander Executive Producer
- Cailah Scobie Executive Producer
- Andrea Scarso Executive Producer
- Alicia Brown Executive Producer
- Anna McLeish Producer
- Sarah Shaw Producer
Camera · 8
- Charlie Sarroff Director of Photography
- Benoît C. Gauthier "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator, Additional Director of Photography
- Jeon Patton Second Assistant "A" Camera
- David Lynch Dolly Grip
- Rachel Sieger First Assistant Camera
- Dan Mitton Key Grip
Editing · 4
- Sean Lahiff Editor
- CJ Dobson Colorist
- Jack Mason Online Editor
- Carly-Anne Kenneally First Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Hannah Peel Original Music Composer
- Justin Spasevski Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Adrian Medhurst Foley Artist, Foley Editor
- Chloe Turner Foley Editor
- Glenn Newnham ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
- Milo Fisher Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 11
- Kim Ritchie Standby Property Master
- Alexandra McCloud-Gibson Set Decoration
- Josh Carstensen Assistant Set Decoration
- Emily Frances Smith Set Painter
- Ruby Aitken Graphic Designer
- Fifi Aitken Runner Art Department
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Steph Hooke Costume Design
- Pip Tolley Costume Supervisor
- Sarah Jae Duffy Assistant Makeup Artist
- Helen Magelaki Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Lee Norris Makeup & Hair
- Angela Conte Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 2
- Barry Lanfranchi Visual Effects Supervisor, Post Production Supervisor
- John Sanderson Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Jesse Moyes Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Finola Xie Stunt Double
- Darius Googe Medical Consultant
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