# The Remedy (film)
**The Remedy** is a 2025 psychological supernatural horror film directed by Alex Kahuam and written by Daniel Kuhlman, in which a young man caring for his terminally ill mother uses an ancient herbal remedy that heals her but unleashes a supernatural entity that feeds on human flesh.[1](https://kahuamfilms.com/list/the-remedy) • [2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy) It runs 90 minutes, is in English, and was produced by Kahuam Films, Breakwall Pictures, and Sparta Productions.[1](https://kahuamfilms.com/list/the-remedy) • [2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Alex Kahuam (director, editor); Daniel Kuhlman (screenwriter)[3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea) |
| Genre / runtime | Psychological supernatural horror, 90 minutes, English, United States[1](https://kahuamfilms.com/list/the-remedy) • [3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea) |
| Principal cast | Timothy Granaderos (Jason), London Thor (Rachel), Doug Jones, Jenny O'Hara (Maria), Chris Mulkey[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) |
| Festival path | Fantastic Pavilion at the Cannes Marché du Film (2025); world premiere at SXSW London, June 3, 2026[5](https://film-seekers.com/2942-2/) • [2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy) |
| Sales | Film Seekers acquired worldwide rights and launched the film at the American Film Market, November 11–16, 2025[5](https://film-seekers.com/2942-2/) |
| Setting | Late 1980s family home; the remedy is found on an old VHS tape[6](https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-remedy/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Jason ([Timothy Granaderos](https://www.edgepedia.org/timothy-granaderos)) is the caregiver for his terminally ill mother, Maria ([Jenny O'Hara](https://www.edgepedia.org/jenny-ohara)), and his mentally ill sister, Rachel ([London Thor](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-thor)), who has recently returned from psychiatric care.[2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy) Exhausted, isolated, and sleep-deprived, Jason suffers vivid nightmares of a monstrous entity devouring his mother, and the horrors of his dreams begin to seep into his waking life.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) Rachel becomes convinced that an unseen evil has taken root in the house and turns to forbidden spiritual practices, which Jason dismisses as delusion.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025)
Desperate to save his mother, Jason turns to an obscure, ancient herbal remedy, prescribed by a holistic healer played by Doug Jones, that he finds on an old VHS tape complete with incantations.[2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy) • [6](https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-remedy/) The remedy works: Maria's health improves, but she develops an insatiable appetite for live meat, and Jason must provide it.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) • [3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea) As disturbing occurrences escalate, the siblings clash over how to respond, each desperate to keep their mother alive, and Jason must confront the evil growing within the house and within himself.[3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025)
## Production
Filming wrapped in January 2025, when the project moved into post-production.[7](https://screenanarchy.com/2025/01/the-remedy-alex-kahuams-psychological-supernatural-thriller-heads-into-post.html) Kahuam shot the film in Los Angeles, California, and has said it was the first time he filmed 218 scenes, a deliberate contrast with his previous single-take feature *Failure!*.[8](https://filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/interview_with_director_alex_kahuam_founder_ceo_of_film_production_company_kahuam_films) It is the second collaboration between Kahuam and writer Daniel Kuhlman.[3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea)
The film's themes of grief, faith, guilt, and letting go draw on the filmmakers' own experiences: Kuhlman was the caregiver for his mother, who died of breast cancer, and Kahuam watched his family helplessly care for his grandfather in his final year.[8](https://filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/interview_with_director_alex_kahuam_founder_ceo_of_film_production_company_kahuam_films)
## Release
*The Remedy* was presented in the Fantastic Pavilion's Genre Showcase at the Marché du Film in Cannes in 2025, where Kahuam said the pavilion was key to connecting with the sales agent.[5](https://film-seekers.com/2942-2/) In October 2025 the UK-based sales outfit Film Seekers acquired worldwide rights and debuted a first trailer to buyers at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, with a festival premiere planned for early 2026.[5](https://film-seekers.com/2942-2/) The film had its world premiere at SXSW London on June 3, 2026, with an encore screening on June 6, both at Rich Mix (Screen 2).[2](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy) • [3](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film had five critic reviews counted, with no audience ratings yet.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) Martin Unsworth of *Starburst* gave it 4/5, calling it emotional and disturbing, praising the practical effects and Granaderos's performance, and describing the film as a drama of compassion, emotional burnout, and family strife with added cannibalism and body horror.[6](https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-remedy/) Rich Cline of Shadows on the Wall also gave 4/5, noting that Kahuam keeps the audience on edge with both subtle insinuations and gross-out moments.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) Kat Hughes of THN and Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror each gave 3/5; Hughes found the film generic, arguing that Kahuam's turn toward a more traditional storytelling style made the film his most accessible but reined him in too strongly.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025) • [9](https://thehollywoodnews.com/?p=393878) Neil Baker of Cinerama Film gave four stars and compared the film's treatment of illness, loss, guilt, and unresolved trauma to *Relic* (2020), *Pet Sematary* (1989), and *Oculus* (2013).[10](https://cineramafilm.com/2026/06/10/the-remedy-sxsw-london-review/)
## References
1. [The Remedy, Kahuam Films](https://kahuamfilms.com/list/the-remedy)
2. [The Remedy, Breakwall Pictures](https://www.breakwallpictures.com/theremedy)
3. [The Remedy, SXSW London 2026 Films](https://www.sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/the-remedy-000db9ea)
4. [The Remedy (2025), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_remedy_2025)
5. [Supernatural horror 'The Remedy' boarded for AFM sales, Film Seekers](https://film-seekers.com/2942-2/)
6. [The Remedy review, Starburst Magazine](https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-remedy/)
7. [The Remedy: Alex Kahuam's Psychological Supernatural Thriller Heads Into Post, Screen Anarchy](https://screenanarchy.com/2025/01/the-remedy-alex-kahuams-psychological-supernatural-thriller-heads-into-post.html)
8. [Interview With Director Alex Kahuam, FilmFestivals.com](https://filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/interview_with_director_alex_kahuam_founder_ceo_of_film_production_company_kahuam_films)
9. [The Remedy review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [SXSW London 2026], The Hollywood News](https://thehollywoodnews.com/?p=393878)
10. [The Remedy (SXSW London) review, Cinerama Film](https://cineramafilm.com/2026/06/10/the-remedy-sxsw-london-review/)
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