Bestiary

Lena receives a strange package from her mother, whom she hasn't seen in ten years. Inside is an old photo album and a key to a derelict house in the woods. She decides to go there, even though her sister begs her not to. In the house, Lena finds diaries written in an unfamiliar hand and realizes her family is guarding a secret connected to local legends of a forest creature. As she reads, the line between reality and myth begins to dissolve. This 2025 drama thriller explores themes of inherited trauma and the power of family stories to shape the present.