18 or the Daisies Withers

A birthday cake's candles flicker out before they can be blown out, marking not a celebration but a curse. In Yann Mazieres's 2026 horror-drama, a small-town ritual dictates that those who fail a coming-of-age trial by their 18th birthday begin to physically decay. The film follows a group of friends racing against time, their bodies betraying them as they unravel a dark local history tied to the land itself, blending body horror with a poignant meditation on lost youth and societal pressure.