Dirty God (2019)

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it had won the Gouden Kalf for the Best Dutch movie of the year, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it was the first movie I saw dealing with an acid attack victim so, only therefore, it got some few extra points from me. I also believe that I did attend the NFTA (Dutch Film Academy) around the same time as Sacha Polak did but, back then, I didn’t work with her. Anyway, she delivered here a gritty drama with a strong performance by newcomer Vicky Knight. Indeed, her performance was so convincing and genuine that you might wonder if she really went through such a terrible experience and, in fact, she did. Indeed, when she was a kid, she survived a fire so most of her scars were actually real. I also did appreciate the f” read more

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"Jade is a young mother in the prime of her life when an acid attack leaves her severely burned. While her face has been reconstructed, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Descending a self-destructive path with relationships crumbling, Jade must take drastic action to reclaim her life. This is a deeply empathetic look at beauty and all of its complexities with a fantastic performance from debutant Vicky Knight who in real life suffered 3rd degree burns as a child. It is stylised, sexual and a"

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