The story centers on Mr. Ory, a wealthy, authoritarian patriarch living with his family in a mansion surrounded by urban decay and pollution. Despite their material comfort, the family is emotionally stifled and isolated, governed by Mr. Ory’s rigid rules and self-importance.
Mr. Ory’s authority is maintained through fear, manipulation, and punishment.
Each family member copes differently: the two sons escape into music and self-image, the wife is passive and perpetually smiling, the youngest daughter craves material possessions, and the eldest daughter seeks solace in nature and creativity — traits that make her an outcast in her father’s eyes. The eldest daughter’s spirit and curiosity are repeatedly crushed.
The arrival of Mr. Ory’s estranged brother introduces tension, as he attempts to reconnect and understand the family’s dysfunction.
Alienation, corruption, the emptiness of material wealth, and the lack of purpose and genuine fulfillment sends the family into a spiraling horror.
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