Medusa
Compelling...a queasily satirical take on matters of sex and violence among emotionally flammable youth...[with an] explicit sociopolitical critique.
Medusa
Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, but underneath it all, they harbor a deep rage. By day they hide behind their manicured facades, and by night they form a masked, vigilante girl gang, prowling the streets in search of sinners who have deviated from the righteous path. After an attack goes wrong, leaving Mari scarred and unemployed, her view of community, religion, and her peers begin to shift. Nightmares of repressed desires and haunting visions of alluring temptation become undeniable and the urge to scream and release her paralyzing inner demons is more powerful than ever before. A neon-tinged genre-bender that gives provocative form to the overwhelming feminine fury coursing through modern life, MEDUSA dares us not to look away.
“Da Silveira sets a tone that nimbly flows between comedy, mystery and discomforting satire.” —Demetrious Matheou, Screen Daily
“An electrifying work of art.” —Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
"There’s plenty to like here: gorgeous cinematography... propulsive synth beats... and stellar performances." —Jarek Mobarek, The Film Stage
“Da Silveira sets a tone that nimbly flows between comedy, mystery and discomforting satire.” —Demetrious Matheou, Screen Daily
“An electrifying work of art.” —Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
"There’s plenty to like here: gorgeous cinematography... propulsive synth beats... and stellar performances." —Jarek Mobarek, The Film Stage
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
129
Language
Portuguese
Director
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Writer(s)
Anita Rocha da Silveira,
Érica Sarmet
Cast
Mari Oliveria,
Lara Tremouroux,
Joana Medeiros,
Felipe Frazão,
Bruna G,
Carol Romano,
João Vithor Oliveira,
Bruna Linzmeter,
Thiago Fragoso
Awards:
Nominee, Ibero-American Award ~ Best Ibero-American Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Sebastiane Award ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWFJ Women on Film
'Medusa' is wild, glamorous, and marked with a dark, slick fury. But it’s not all surface sheen; Silveira is clearly no one’s fool and has little interest in subtlety in her take-down of the hypocrisy and violence of the religious right. While set in contemporary Brazil, there’s a universality to ...
Played at
NoHo 7 7.29.22 - 8.04.22
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