Bastard

Directed by Kirsten Dunst

With Juno Temple, Brian Geraghty, Lukas Haas, Joel David Moore and Lee Thompson Young

This film explores what makes the unbelievable believable. When we hear a story that seems mysterious or far-fetched, we put more trust in its accuracy the longer ago it took place. As the centuries pass, the truth becomes more malleable. We grow less skeptical of what we might otherwise dismiss as incredible. Our perspective changes. This film addresses the eerie transformation of a familiar myth when displaced to the present.