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SYNOPSIS
The Brunt looks at how psychologically traumatic it can be to witness the murders of a father and elder brother at the age of only eight. A half Kurdish-half Baghdadi family moves from Kurdistan to London to begin a new life. Kurdish father, Mustafa, and eldest son, Omar, are both brutally murdered in their new London mansion after just three months of moving in, leaving Arabic mother, Myriam, and nine year old Ara alone in their new home.
Nine months after the tragedy, Ara completes his regular therapy with family friend and psychologist, Dr. Amin. But just before he enters summer break, Ara makes a new friend...at home.
Myriam had not come out of the tyrannical event unharmed; she suffers constant nightmares - and has done since the night of the murders. Scenes of the bloody violence that forever drown them; seeing herself wrapped in a tight black cloth unable to breathe; waking up in the middle of the night and seeing dark figures that resemble her late husband and son at her bedside. Her dreams haunt her daily, but she suffers in silence. Ara was too affected by their loss to begin worrying about her.
But then Ara tells his mother about his newfound friend. At first, as advised by Dr. Amin, she believes it's just a phase he is going through (like any other eight-year-old boy). But then things begin to change around the house. A dark energy falls upon them - but what does it want? Who is Ara's newfound friend, and why have they come? What will it take to make this evil entity leave their home, and at what cost?
Between a visiting medium and her grandchild, a suspicious neighbour, and a caring family doctor, The Brunt takes us on an arduous journey through love, anxiety, and absolute terror.
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