
Movie censor Enid takes satisfaction in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious results of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of responsibility to guard is amplified by guilt over her incapacity to recall particulars of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, just lately declared useless in absentia. When Enid is assigned to evaluate a disturbing movie from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood recollections, she begins to unravel how this eerie work is likely to be tied to her previous.