What is Talk to Me about?

Talk to Me (2022) — When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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What is Talk to Me (2022) about? Plot, synopsis and ending explained

Film by Danny and Michael Philippou

Talk to Me is a 2022 Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou in their feature directorial debuts and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, based on a concept by Daley Pearson. It stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen. The film follows a group of teenagers discovering they can contact spirits using a mysterious severed and embalmed hand.

Talk to Me premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 30 October 2022, and was released by Maslow Entertainment, Umbrella Entertainment, and Ahi Films in Australia on 27 July 2023 and by A24 in the United States the following day. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $92 million worldwide against a production budget of $4.5 million, becoming A24's highest-grossing horror film. At the 13th AACTA Awards, it won eight awards including the Best Film, the Philippou brothers won for Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay, and Wilde won for Best Actress.

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