I Start Counting

Director David Greene constructs unease not with graphic violence, but through the subjective, anxious perspective of an adolescent. He explores the fragile line between worship and dread, relying on mundane details and the atmosphere of a 70s housing estate as a backdrop for inner turmoil.

What lingers after the final frame is a quiet, persistent disquiet about the secrets within familiar spaces and the end of childhood innocence. The film builds its thriller elements from emotional ambiguity rather than overt action. — MovieFinder Editorial