"I’ve been trying to identify a film for ages, and it’s driving me mad. For literally 20 years I’ve been searching my friends and family and partner think I’ve dreamt it but I recall scenes in my head. I remember a lot of specific details about it, so I hope someone here can help:
• The woman has found a loophole that allows her to get back to her daughter, but she must complete a series of timed tasks to succeed.
• She has to redo different scenes or events, using clues hidden in environmental sounds to advance.
• These sounds are things like the movement of furniture, clacking noises, or other ambient sounds.
• If she slows down or speeds up these sounds, they reveal hidden messages or sentences.
• It seems like the entire film might actually play backwards or use time manipulation in some way.
• The woman might be escaping domestic abuse, but I’m not 100% sure.
• There is a pivotal underwater scene where she has to hold her breath to hide from guards. Just as the guards walk past and leave, her air bubbles rise to the surface.
• At one point, there’s a scene in a metal-type room, adding to the tension.
• I also think the film starts with a jail scene or flashback, with a woman making a really high-pitched noise. If you slow this noise down, it reveals the entire film sped up, like a hidden layer of the story.
• The film uses innovative sound design as a central part of the plot.
• Environmental noises (like furniture moving, clacking, or high-pitched sounds) contain hidden messages.
• When these sounds are slowed down or sped up, they reveal sentences or instructions.
• These sound clues are critical to the woman’s journey.
Visual Style:
• The front cover might have been in black and white, icy, pale, or washed-out colors.
• It feels like a psychological thriller or a suspense film.
• It could be an American film, and it is in English."
It’s not:
A Vigilante (2018).
Alexandra’s Project (2003).
Bodies (2023).
Caddo Lake (2024).
Coherence (2013).
Dark (2017–2020).
Dark Encounter (2019).
In Dreams (1999).
Nowhere (2023).
Petite Maman (2021).
Russian Doll (2019–2022).
Somewhere Between (2017).
The Orphanage (2007).
Timecrimes (2007).
White Noise (2005).