Theres a proud tradition in scary movies that depicts the babysitter as the vulnerable target of some lunatic.
But what if the babysitteristhe lunatic?
She seems normal enough pretty and sweet.
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But getting help isnt easy.
for keep her cover, Emelie forces the children to the door to prove that everything is alright.
When middle-child Sally tries to sound the alarm, however, she forces Emelie to improvise.
Emelie is not a fighter, but she is feral and shes backed into a corner.
The young actors were not present forEmelies most terrifying scenes.
I was afraid to go too far and scare them, she says.
I feel like Jim Sheridan probably did that for me and my sister when we were doingIn America.
Emelies gone through so much hardship in her past that shes cracked.
Emelieopens on theater and VOD on March 4.
