Drama/Thriller
Emanuel is a 17-year old young girl, who's mind and heart is filled with guilt after her mother dies giving birth to her. She is living under the same roof with her father, Dennis and his new wife. Emanuel doesn't get along with her new mother, since she is right the opposite what her mother was. Riding every day by subway train to home, she meets a guy named Claude there, by time their friendship turns into romance. Dennis's wife, Janice welcomes a new neighbor, Linda, who has just moves next door with her baby. Janice lets Emanuel know she is looking for a babysitter and she offers herself for the job. Emanuel starts her job right away, Linda leaves for some errands to run and she gives herself a house tour. Emanuel grows to be friends with Linda since she looks very much like her dead mother. Emanuel feels curious about the baby, who she's never seen, one day she sneaks into baby, Chloe's room and discovers the baby is actually the doll. Emanuel is shocked for a while and is sure of the fact that Linda is deeply disturbed woman. When Janice is making a suprise visit to Linda house while she's out running, Emanuel does everything in her power for Janice not to see the baby. On the night when Linda is supposed to go to dinner with Chloe to Emanuel's house, she sets up a date with Claude, so Dennis and Janice
wouldn't see doll Chloe. Claude and Emanuel ride with bikes near the lake where Dennis used to take her as a kid. They drink and spend good time. The next day Emanuel is obviously shocked when she sees Linda at drugstore with Chloe, talking to Arthur. In relation to Emanuel's birthday, Arthur offers himself as a babysitter that night, Linda agrees and Emanuel is nervous about it. Before birthday dinner Emanuel makes her father to read her a story about her mother's birth and death, it's a little tradition they do every year. Emanuel feels tension in her skin and bones every time someone wants to see baby Chloe, though as soon as that topic is dropped, she calms down. After the dinner Linda pays a visit to her in her room and they talk about Emanuel's mother and how her death has an impact on her. Linda goes on a night walk with Arthur while Emanuel babysits Chloe. Things get intense when they get back and Arthur wants to peek on Chloe. Emanuel tries to stop them with all power, but fails to do it. Linda and Artur admire Chloe for a while, but when he looks at baby closer, he realizes it's a doll, not a baby. Linda looks at the doll with empty look and finally realizes it's not Chloe, solely a doll. Linda tries to get Chloe's location out of Emanuel peacefully, but then gets very angry and frustrated, during the fight between them Emanuel faints and wakes up at hospital. Police insist she must answer the questions, though her father is trying to protect her. Emanuel claims Chloe has swam away just like her mother and left her alone, a tear is falling from her face and Dennis kicks the police out. Some time later Dennis takes Emanuel home. Some time later Linda's husband visits Emanuel and her family, sharing his and his wife's story, revealing they had a child, but she died and after that the doll appeared. He tried to get Linda to a hospital, though she disappeared. Emanuel feels bad for Linda and her life destiny, asks for Claude's help to see her. Linda and Emanuel head to a cemetery after talking for a while to bury Chloe doll.
Produced by Matthew R. Brady.
Directed and screenplay written by Francesca Gregorini, who directed and wrote drama Tanner Hall in 2009.
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Jimmi Simpson, Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances
O'Connor
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