Your Grace

Sinopsis

Act One

The story begins on April 5, 1979, the day Allied Artists — the largest B-movie production company ever — went bankrupt, setting an ominous tone for the story. Finn Atwood, a young assistant at a struggling B-movie production company in Hollywood, discovers a horror film the company is financing has taken a disastrous turn. A desperate Harold Atwood, Finn’s cantankerous boss (and grandfather), tasks his reluctant grandson with salvaging the project, dispatching him to the medieval chateau in France where the troubled production is being filmed.

Act Two

Upon arrival, Finn finds that the lead actress, Mia Taylor, is the root of the problem. Once a celebrated A-list star, Mia has fallen from grace due to her abrasive behavior and substance abuse. And now, her disdain for the project leads her to frequently abandon the set, sending the production off the rails while straining it financially. To make matters worse, the film’s director, Jesse, has disappeared, along with $40K in cash from the budget. 

Finn stays in the château despite Mia's objections — she kicks out the other cast and crew at night — so they inevitably begin interacting. Finn becomes enamored with the young starlet, who often dresses up as her favorite French movie stars at night, while screening classic New Wave films on the stone walls of the empty moat. One evening, Mia insists that Finn let her read his journal, which he has been writing throughout. Although reluctant, he eventually agrees. This act of trust, along with the revelation that they have both lost their parents in tragic ways, endears Mia to Finn and they begin to connect on a deeper level.

As the production falters, the L.A. Mafia, which has been laundering money through Harold's films, begins to take notice. Dominic, the mob’s enforcer, tracks down Jesse and confronts him, resulting in a violent encounter that leaves both Jesse and his girlfriend dead, while Dominic is severely injured. In the process, Dominic discovers that Harold has been lying to him about about the progress on the film, and that he has misused the mafia’s money. 

As Mia and Finn begin to make progress with the film, they discover that the château is inhabited by two unseen entities — the spirits of the previous owners who were murdered on the estate by a group of thieves. The spirits occasionally leave them gifts, including a key to a vast underground wine cave — a gestures that further brings Mia and Finn together.

Unfortunately, back in L.A., an angry and wounded Dominic pays Harold a visit, where he enacts revenge for Harold’s theft and deceit. He recovers some of his money before heading off to France. 

Act Three

After a cathartic dinner in which Mia and Finn lay bare their innermost thoughts and feelings, they visit the murdered couple’s graves by the pond, discussing the fleeting nature of life. They later share a romantic moment as a French New Wave film flickers off the château walls.

Unbeknownst to them, Dominic, still hunting for the mob’s missing money, has followed a dark path to France. After finding Mia and Finn at the château, Dominic’s thirst for vengeance will come to a head in the wine cave, threatening to unravel Finn and Mia’s fate.

But there are forces beyond the living at play. As the malevolent tension builds, the spirits that once offered the young lovers gifts may yet intervene. After all, showing kindness to others — whether they dwell among the living or the dead — sometimes comes with unexpected rewards.

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