After years of a strained marriage, Adam Merritt and his wife Alice have violently drifted apart. When the turbulence of their differences comes to a head, Adam must decide what is ultimately more important: the lives of his children, or the future of a highly destructive relationship. A dissection into the gendered psychology of the abuser and the abused, social services, and the law, 'Mantis' provides a view into a world of familial disintegration, societal prejudice and a father's shocking and final attempt at redemption.
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After years of a strained marriage, Adam Merritt and his wife Alice have violently drifted apart. When the turbulence of their differences comes to a head, Adam must decide what is ultimately more important: the lives of his children, or the future of a highly destructive relationship. A dissection into the gendered psychology of the abuser and the abused, social services, and the law, 'Mantis' provides a view into a world of familial disintegration, societal prejudice and a father's shocking and final attempt at redemption.
Director: Brendon Foster-Algoo