A caregiver*

 

A woman is brutally murdered and taken home by a young man. This man – this angel – takes away her wounds, returns her to life, and nurses her. They fall in love.

 

* the Bales 2025 Film Challenge for December has a few dateless themes. This is one of them.

 

A mother and daughter who are raped and murdered by a rogue samurai, return as cat-shaped onryō, vengeful spirits.

 

“I won't cook for a concubine, even if today is the last day of my life.”

– Mrs Kim

“This is my supper, you see. Lindhorst, who knows the world, says that old harlots have a morbid desire to satisfy their mouths and stomachs.”

– Gamla Fru von Merkens

 

 

 

“So this is the team, ey? A priest, a detective near retirement, and a young moron rookie of a cop… Terrific.”

– Sgt. Ben Engleman