Everything Decays.
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.
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- Release Date 07/03/2020
- Language English
- Director Natalie Erika James
- Writers Christian White, Natalie Erika James
- Editors Denise Haratzis, Sean Lahiff
- Cinematographer Charlie Sarroff
- Producers Riva Marker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Shaw, Anna McLeish
- Companies Nine Stories Productions, AGBO, Carver Films, Film Victoria, Screen Australia
- Budget $1,229,578
- Homepage www.ifcfilms.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jan 25, 2020 | Premiere (Sundance Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Jul 3, 2020 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| Australia | Jul 10, 2020 | Digital | M |
| IE | Jul 10, 2020 | Digital | 18 |
| United States | Jul 10, 2020 | Digital | R |
| South Korea | Jul 11, 2020 | Premiere (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival) | — |
| VN | Jul 17, 2020 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Aug 6, 2020 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Poland | Aug 6, 2020 | Premiere (Octopus Film Festival) | 18 |
| Canada | Aug 11, 2020 | Digital | — |
| France | Sep 3, 2020 | Premiere (L'Étrange Festival) | — |
| PT | Sep 7, 2020 | Premiere (MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival) | — |
| France | Oct 7, 2020 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Germany | Oct 30, 2020 | Physical (DVD and Blu-ray) | 16 |
| NO | Oct 30, 2020 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Oct 30, 2020 | Theatrical (Limited) | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Oct 30, 2020 | Digital | 15 |
| Italy | Nov 1, 2020 | Premiere (Trieste Science+Fiction Festival) | — |
| GR | Nov 6, 2020 | Premiere (Thessaloniki International Film Festival) | — |
| SE | Nov 13, 2020 | Premiere (Stockholm International Film Festival) | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Jan 18, 2021 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| France | Feb 3, 2021 | Physical (DVD & Blu-Ray) | — |
| SE | Feb 19, 2021 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Mar 12, 2021 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Mexico | Apr 8, 2021 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | May 16, 2021 | Digital | — |
| Brazil | May 25, 2021 | Digital (Telecine Play) | 16 |
| AR | Jun 4, 2021 | Digital | 16 |
| Spain | Jul 2, 2021 | Digital | 16 |
| TR | Jul 2, 2021 | Theatrical | 13+ |
| Spain | Jul 30, 2021 | Physical | 16 |
| Japan | Aug 13, 2021 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Sep 17, 2021 | Premiere (Helsinki International Film Festival) | — |
| PT | Sep 19, 2021 | Digital | — |
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