Director Alexander Babaev leans into surreal, phobic imagery to keep the audience off-balance: Row 19 (2021) - Flick Attack

The 2021 Russian horror-thriller (originally titled Ryad 19 ) uses the high-altitude setting of a commercial flight to explore the weight of unprocessed trauma and the thin line between reality and memory. Trauma as a Living Ghost

: By placing Katerina's daughter on the flight at the same age Katerina was during her original crash, the movie visualizes how parents often fear their children will inherit or relive their worst nightmares. Atmosphere and Imagery