Run Rabbit Run (2024) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A psychological thriller exploring maternal guilt, repressed trauma, and the blurring of reality through a daughter's identity crisis.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Rabbit's Arrival

The family celebrates Mia's birthday and discovers a stray rabbit. Tensions rise when Toby hits Mia, and Sarah's attempt to remove the rabbit results in a bite that Mia witnesses.

Key Events

• Birthday Celebration & Rabbit Discovery — Family gathers for Mia's birthday and discovers a stray rabbit. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Pete, Denise Location: Family Home
• Garden Confrontation & Rabbit Bite — Sarah attempts to remove the rabbit, gets bitten, and Mia witnesses it. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Pete, Denise Location: Garden Wall
• Mia's Mask & Behavioral Shift — Mia refuses to remove a self-made rabbit mask and becomes unresponsive. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Bedroom
• Toby's Incident & Parental Response — Toby hits Mia, Sarah rebukes them, Pete smooths things over. Characters: Mia, Denise, Pete Location: Living Room

Fractured Reality

Mia's behavior becomes erratic as she wears a rabbit mask and claims to be Sarah's missing sister Alice. Sarah's nightmares intensify, and the rabbit bite becomes infected.

Key Events

• Mia's Mask & Behavioral Shift — Mia refuses to remove a self-made rabbit mask and becomes unresponsive. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Bedroom
• School Fear & Grandmother Mention — Mia hides in fear at school and asks to see estranged grandmother Joan. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: School Playground
• The Missing Photo Revelation — Sarah finds a childhood photo where Mia claims to be the missing sister. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Living Room
• Nightmares & Infection — Sarah's nightmares intensify and the rabbit bite becomes infected. Characters: Sarah Location: Bedroom
• School Teacher's Concern — Teacher shows Sarah disturbing drawings found under Mia's homework. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: School Office
• Sarah's Hallucination Worsens — Sarah's hallucinations become more frequent and intense. Characters: Sarah Location: Home

Unearthing the Past

Sarah visits Joan and discovers disturbing drawings from Mia. The childhood home visit triggers Sarah's repressed memories, blurring the line between hallucination and reality.

Key Events

• Dementia Visit & Hand Injury — Joan calls Mia Alice, Sarah forcefully separates them and injures Mia. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Joan Location: Assisted Living Home
• Mirroring Pain & Teacher's Warning — Sarah hurts her own hand to mirror Mia's injury and discovers disturbing artwork. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Home
• Identity Declaration — Mia explicitly declares she is Alice, escalating Sarah's paranoia. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Kitchen
• Childhood Home Visit — Pete suggests visiting the past, Sarah attempts to explain Alice's disappearance. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Pete Location: Sarah's Childhood Home
• Sarah's Hallucination Worsens — Sarah's hallucinations become more frequent and intense. Characters: Sarah Location: Home
• Peter's Suggestion — Pete suggests taking Mia to the childhood home to address her claims. Characters: Sarah, Pete Location: Car
• Scissors Incident — Sarah unintentionally cuts Mia during a hallucination-induced fugue. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Living Room

Cliffside Confession

Sarah confronts her trauma, admits Alice's death to Joan, and apologizes to Mia. The film concludes with a haunting vision of Mia and Alice walking toward the cliff.

Key Events

• Childhood Home Visit — Pete suggests visiting the past, Sarah attempts to explain Alice's disappearance. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Pete Location: Sarah's Childhood Home
• Hallucination of the Shed — Sarah hallucinates locking Alice in the shed and the subsequent struggle. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Childhood Home
• The Cliff Edge Memory — Sarah relives pushing Alice off the cliff after a fatal struggle. Characters: Sarah, Alice Location: Cliffside
• Fugue State & Smashed Photos — Sarah enters a fugue state drawing on the floor while Pete searches for Mia. Characters: Sarah, Pete Location: Living Room
• Nursing Home Confession — Sarah admits to Joan that Alice is dead and confesses her guilt. Characters: Sarah, Joan Location: Assisted Living Home
• Apology at the Childhood Home — Sarah apologizes to Mia for hurting Alice and lying about her death. Characters: Sarah, Mia Location: Childhood Home
• The Final Vision — Sarah sees Mia and Alice holding hands walking toward the cliff. Characters: Sarah, Mia, Alice Location: Window
• Search for Mia — Sarah and Pete frantically search for the missing Mia. Characters: Sarah, Pete Location: Bushes

Story Breakdown

• Family Dynamics — The fractured co-parenting relationship between Sarah and Pete, complicated by Pete's new partner Denise and blended family tensions.
  • Ex-Spouse Tensions — Divorced parents navigate conflicting approaches to Mia's behavioral changes.
  • New Partner Integration — Denise and Toby enter the household, triggering protective and defensive reactions.
• Rabbit Symbolism — The stray rabbit serves as a catalyst for trauma, representing innocence, danger, and the intrusion of the past into the present.
  • Stray Animal Discovery — The rabbit's arrival coincides with the beginning of Mia's strange behavior.
  • Hostile Garden Encounter — Sarah's failed attempt to remove the rabbit results in a bite and a witnessed act of violence.
• Mia's Identity Crisis — Mia's persistent claims of being Alice, her mask-wearing, and her drawings signal a deep psychological disturbance.
  • Mask Wearing Ritual — Mia refuses to remove a self-made rabbit mask, symbolizing her adopted identity.
  • Grandmother Request — Mia's insistence on seeing Joan drives the plot toward confronting the past.
• Sarah's Psychological Decline — Sarah's mental state deteriorates through infections, nightmares, and hallucinations that blur memory and reality.
  • Infection & Nightmares — Physical symptoms mirror psychological unraveling as the rabbit bite festers.
  • Hallucination Escalation — Sarah begins confusing Alice with Mia, losing grip on her perception of time.
• The Childhood Trauma — The repressed memory of Alice's disappearance and death is gradually uncovered through visits and visions.
  • Missing Sister Lore — Sarah's past lies about Alice running away are challenged by Mia's claims.
  • Shed & Cliff Memory — Sarah relives locking Alice in a shed and pushing her off a cliff during a struggle.
• The Climactic Revelation — Sarah finally confronts her guilt, confesses the truth, and faces the haunting conclusion of her trauma.
  • Nursing Home Confession — Sarah admits to Joan that Alice is dead, breaking years of denial.
  • Cliffside Final Vision — Sarah witnesses a surreal image of Mia and Alice walking toward the cliff, leaving reality ambiguous.

Directed by

Daina Reid

Key Cast

• Sarah Snook — Sarah
• Lily LaTorre — Mia
• Damon Herriman — Pete
• Greta Scacchi — Joan
• Sunny Whelan — Alice