▁that ▁her ▁once ▁highly ▁religious ▁and ▁ab us ive ▁mother ▁is ▁now ▁secret ly ▁eng aging ▁in ▁black ▁magic . ▁ ▁A ▁brut al ▁bew itch ing ▁attack ▁from ▁her ▁mother ▁prop els ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁into ▁the ▁tw isted , ▁fair y ▁tale ▁dream ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁King . ▁In ▁this ▁dream ▁world ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁enc oun ters ▁an ▁unlikely ▁guide ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁myster ious , ▁Ch esh ire ▁Cat ▁mask ed ▁little ▁girl ▁calling ▁herself ▁Alice . ▁Alice ▁prompt s ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁relev ancy ▁of ▁the ▁dream s cape ▁and ▁whether ▁this ▁is ▁Mary ▁Ann ’ s ▁dream ▁or ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁King ’ s . ▁ ▁Ha un ting ▁events ▁and ▁emer gence ▁of ▁suppress ed ▁mem ories ▁force ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁to ▁un lock ▁secre ts ▁of ▁her ▁pain ful ▁child hood ▁as ▁she ▁jour ne ys ▁through ▁the ▁real ms ▁of ▁the ▁dream ▁world , ▁landing ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁confront ation ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁King . ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁must ▁face ▁this ▁emb od iment ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁fear s ▁to ▁forever ▁gain ▁closure ▁to ▁the ▁p ains ▁and ▁horror s ▁of ▁her ▁past . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Em ily ▁St ride   – ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁ ▁David ▁Car on   – ▁Father ▁ ▁Sil v ana ▁Ma im one   – ▁Mother ▁ ▁Et alia ▁Turn b ull   – ▁Alice ▁ ▁Production ▁Director ▁Nav in ▁Dev ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁real ▁accounts ▁of ▁adult ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁child ▁ab use