Straightaway, writer/director Thomas Robert Lee paints a puzzling picture. Essential information is missing, failing to bridge the gap between the opening text crawl and the opening scene that shows tensions already bubbling over. The looming question is whether the villagers deserve their current suffering and how that relates to Audrey’s birth. There’s no inciting event or catalyst in play. Dropping us in at this point in the story makes it difficult to get a foothold on this world and find rooting interest among the characters.