We Have Always Lived in the Castle

• Mystery
• Thriller

: Within the cloistered walls of a Vermont mansion, two sisters and their uncle construct a precarious reality steeped in ritual and simmering anxiety, six years after a family tragedy ostracized them from the surrounding town. The film unfolds as a darkly whimsical exploration of grief, delusion, and the protective power of fabricated narratives, offering a uniquely unsettling atmosphere where childlike innocence clashes with the weight of unspoken horrors. The arrival of a manipulative cousin dismantles their fragile sanctuary, plunging them into a tense psychological game of control and forcing a confrontation with the buried truths that haunt Shirleyville. It’s a story less about solving a mystery and more about inhabiting a profoundly disturbed perspective, offering a haunting portrayal of isolation, family loyalty, and the desperate lengths to which individuals will go to safeguard their own distorted sense of peace.