David visits Margaret at work and asks her to come to a hotel room. Peter, who has been watching Margaret out of worry, confesses his love to her, but she punches and threatens him. The next morning, a scared Abbie runs away from Margaret. David chastises Margaret for trying to kill him and asks for another "kindness": she is to hold a complicated yoga position in a public park at night for hours.
A delusional and exhausted Margaret hears Ben's cries from David's stomach. As she tries to kill David, he overpowers her. Abbie and Peter ask her to seek help, but she drives both away. Margaret learns his routine and plans to kill him at a bench near a river. He leaves a key to his hotel room, where Margaret finds Ben's baby blanket.
David continues to manipulate her and implies he is responsible for Abbie's accident. She eventually fled to the United States. Margaret became catatonic and David manipulated her into believing their dead son was alive inside him. One day she returned home to find Ben gone but for two fingers. She gave birth to a son named Benjamin, who became his target for jealousy. He asked Margaret to give "kindnesses", which were essentially acts of self-harm or personal humiliation, in return for his love. While initially charming, David soon became abusive and controlling. Margaret met David at the age of 18 and moved in with him after two weeks.
She has new locks installed and purchases a gun. Margaret goes to the police, but receives no help. Margaret confronts David, who claims that "Ben is with me" and smiles, his mouth missing a tooth. She sees David again while shopping and runs off with Abbie, who became wary of her behavior. She becomes irritable and attempts to have sex with Peter at their workplace. Margaret has a nightmare about finding a baby in the oven. She has a panic attack, runs home and prevents Abbie from seeing a friend. During a work conference, Margaret notices David, a man from her past, also attending. Margaret misses a call from Abbie, who had a biking accident while drunk. One day, Abbie finds a tooth in her wallet.
She has an affair with Peter, her married co-worker. Margaret is a composed, successful businesswoman living in Albany, New York, and single mother to Abbie, who is leaving for college. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended Hall's performance in the lead role. Resurrection premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022, by IFC Films and Shudder. The film was shot in Albany, NY and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The plot follows Margaret (Hall) as she tries to maintain control of her life when an abusive ex-boyfriend (Roth) re-appears in her vicinity. It stars Rebecca Hall, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, and Tim Roth. Resurrection is a 2022 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Andrew Semans.
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