By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Love and grief lead to dreadful things in the film coming next month.
Shudder has released the trailer for THE SURRENDER, which begins streaming on the platform May 23. The feature debut of writer/director Julia Max, who previously made the popular short film PIECES OF ME, it stars Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Neil Sandilands, Vaughn Armstrong, Mia Ellis, Pete Ploszek, Chelsea Alden, Alaina Pollack, Riley Rose Critchlow and Lola Prince Kelly. The synopsis: “A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives–and for each other.”