Look Away

Look Away is a 2018 Canadian psychological horror drama film. It tells the story of Maria, an alienated high-school student whose life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image. The film is written and directed by Assaf Bernstein, and stars India Eisley, Mira Sorvino and Jason Isaacs. Plot 17-year-old Maria Brennan is a timid high school student, shunned by her peers and bullied by her schoolmate Mark. Her only friend is the unpleasant Lily; she also harbours a secret crush on Lily's boyfriend, Sean. At home, Maria suppresses her emotions around her parents: her distant father Dan is a philandering plastic surgeon and an obsessive perfectionist, and her mother Amy suffers from depression and nightmares. Maria accidentally discovers a sonogram of twins. In the bathroom, her reflection begins to move on its own, terrifying Maria. She attempts to discuss it with her parents the following morning; however, they brush her off. After dreaming of her own birth, Maria's reflection begins talking to her, calling herself Airam, and telling Maria she can take her sadness away. Airam is charismatic, assertive, and confident. Maria asks who she is, and Airam simply says she has always been here.