A woman finds herself in a cell and is forced to do a series of tests to save her daughter in Control. Eileen (Sara Mitich) wakes in an empty cell with no memory of who she is. A voice (Karen LeBlanc) instructs Eileen to complete a series of tests or else her daughter Eve (Evie Loiselle) will die. Eileen is soon joined in the cell by her husband Roger (George Tchortov), and the two discover that the tests involve awakening Eileen’s burgeoning psychokinetic abilities.
Control is a science fiction thriller co-written and directed by James Mark (Enhanced). The film stars Sara Mitich (Star Trek: Discovery) as Eileen, who is forced by an unknown administrator to do a variety of seemingly menial tasks, such as moving a pencil, putting a ball in a bucket, or building a sand castle. As she does these tests, Eileen begins to remember more about a recurring memory about a day on the beach with her daughter Eve.
Control feels quite reminiscent of Vincenzo Natali’s Cube, particularly in how the bulk of the film takes place in a single cell, with no apparent exit or entrance. The film also hearkens back to psychokinetic thrillers like Firestarter, with the film building up to a very action-filled climax. I can’t say much about Control without spoiling it, though I enjoyed this science fiction thriller.