Amy Letcher

Based on Joyce Carol Oates' short story, the film follows Connie, a 15 year old girl through her life and summer in 1966. Her summer comes to a halt one afternoon while her family is away from their home. She meets a stranger named Arnold Friend whose interest in her may not be what it seems.

An overbearing mother struggles to parent her daughter--who keeps disappearing to rule a magical land. But when a dangerous creature follows her home, she must confront the reality of who her daughter has become.