Dirty God

When a beautiful young woman has acid thrown in her face, what does it do to her sense of self? This is the key question in this intoxicating 21st century London drama.

The film is reminiscent of Andrea Arnold's work. All the scars (literally) are laid bare. This is no redemptive story but Jade does grow. And the journey is moving and cathartic.

Jade (Vicky Knight) is released from the hospital after suffering terrible burns by her baby daddy. She struggles to renew her life. She cannot accept her scars as permanent. She is desperate to get plastic surgery. She saves up the money to pay for treatment in a Moroccan clinic.

This is my second movie with director Sacha Polak and Vicky Knight. Obviously, Vicky's look is very unique. She's a good actress, but her looks limit her roles. It's too bad. As her first feature, she really shows compelling work. This is missing the inciting incident. Unlike her second movie, it is more egregious since it could have been a simple acid attack. All in all, this is a terrific introduction.

Built around a caustic, corrosive culture and society - British film, storytelling, at its most powerful and thought provoking best. Great performances all round, especially from the outstanding Vicky Knight, whose character resists letting her appearance define her, bravely trying to be a a regular teenager and forging her own path in the world, albeit with minimal help and support.

Powerhouse debut performance from Vicky Knight and I hope we see more frome her in the future

The actress Vicky Knight was 8-year old when her body was burned to 30% consecutively to an arson. She has hidden her body for years and this film, suddenly, shows it tenfold. Thus, Dirty God (2019) is realized without any Computer-Generated Imagery and Vicky Knight shines and even radiates despite her environment devoid of empathy and full of morons. As for God, we're still looking for him...