Director: Carly May Borgstrom
A remote mountain community, a dead girl, and a group of teenagers who decide fear is not enough — that is the unsettling starting point of "Spirit in the Blood," the 2024 thriller from director Carly May Borgstrom.
What is Spirit in the Blood about?
Set inside an isolated religious enclave tucked into the mountains, the story follows a tight circle of teenage girls reeling from the sudden death of a friend. Convinced that something unseen and malevolent is responsible, they stop waiting for adults or elders to intervene and start investigating on their own terms. As their search deepens, the group finds itself drawn toward the very darkness they set out to fight, blurring the line between protection and provocation. The isolation of the setting becomes a character in itself, cutting the girls off from outside help and forcing every decision to carry weight. Rather than leaning on jump scares, the film builds dread through silence, ritual, and the claustrophobia of a community that polices its own secrets.
Cast & crew
Sarah-Maxine Racicot and Summer H. Howell anchor the young ensemble, with support from Michael Wittenborn, Greg Bryk, Sarah Abbott, Lyla Elliott, Ariadne Deibert, and Michelle Monteith rounding out the community's adult and teenage residents.
Context & significance
"Spirit in the Blood" is a Canada-France-Germany-UK co-production, part of a wave of recent genre films that use isolated, faith-bound settings to explore how young people respond when institutions fail to protect them. The thriller genre framing gives the mystery room to breathe while keeping the tension centered on the girls themselves rather than an outside threat alone.
Where & how to watch
"Spirit in the Blood" is available to stream on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, alongside its original soundtrack. Viewing requires a free K-Time account login; the film's page itself, including this overview, is open to read without signing in. K-Time's Farsi-first interface makes it easy for Persian-speaking viewers to browse and queue titles like this one.