The Weekend Away Review: A Netflix Suspense Thriller

The Weekend away is about how a girls' holiday weekend went wrong. Many women at some point in their lives can relate to the content.

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The Weekend Away, directed by the Strangerland director Kim Farrant, opens with a woman's body floating in calm water.

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Beth, portrayed by Leighton Meester, is a new mother barely out from the haze of sleepless nights and postpartum depression.

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The Gossip Girl veteran stars as an American whose friend disappears on a trip to Croatia, unravelling a host of secrets in a swift but predictable fashion.

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Beth summarily unravels a host of secrets behind her friendship with Kate, her marriage to Rob, and side characters such as creepy hotelier Sebastian.

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These intriguing moments of the film are exciting as it demands that Beth distrust everyone, take increasingly desperate measures.

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