Dirty God
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A young British mother struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.A young British mother struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.A young British mother struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.
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Chanel Cali
- Tal
- (as Chanelle Calica)
Jaques Troost
- David
- (as Jake Wheeldon)
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This film really hits home as it gets inside the head of the main character and takes us on a rollercoaster emotional experience. We are never quite sure where the film is heading, it really works on a more docu-drama level than any film I have watched since "Amores Perros". It has a very gritty approach to British subculture and the only violence occuring has preceeded the start of the film. Casting an actual burned actress in the main roll adds a dynamic that would be hard to achieve otherwise. Acting is first class, the film never lets up and really has neither a good or bad ending, it is just what it is - a snapshot of a beautiful young girl tragically maimed and trying to come to terms with a future, any future.
Powerhouse debut performance from Vicky Knight and I hope we see more frome her in the future
Being acidated by a cruel friend, the story is sparse on the matter, its more the tough psychological fight it is to look different at a young age . the burn scars sticks deep, and even deeper than people around her can understand. choosing to wear a burka to avoid people to see the scars, and doing the sex online on the internet doesnt make matters easier.
its a film about being made estranged to your surroundings, and the lack of real support is like a major acidosis. the acting are plain, but not developing, and just stays sad and at times extreme childish. the make up deartment has done a good job on the wound parts, and the score makes this film afloat.
but allover it is a very sad and gloomy story, with a raw british realism attached to it, so the grumpy old man recommends it to all that can stay in for 100 mins of heavy psychosocial realism. its not a rewind for me though.
its a film about being made estranged to your surroundings, and the lack of real support is like a major acidosis. the acting are plain, but not developing, and just stays sad and at times extreme childish. the make up deartment has done a good job on the wound parts, and the score makes this film afloat.
but allover it is a very sad and gloomy story, with a raw british realism attached to it, so the grumpy old man recommends it to all that can stay in for 100 mins of heavy psychosocial realism. its not a rewind for me though.
... especially if you're a young mother in suburbian UK, whose emotional damage is even more substantial than her physical damage. Nice acting performances in an documentary-like drama. And even though the plot is not very surprising, the eye for detail and overwhelming soundtrack make up for it.
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...
Did you know
- TriviaVicky Knight, who plays Jade, is a nurse in real life, and this is her first film. The scars on her body are real, the result of a fire in her home when she was 8 years old, which caused burns over 30% of her body. She later became a nurse in the same hospital where she was treated for her burns. For the movie, the real scars were slightly exaggerated.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977)
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Written by Sevdaliza (as Sevda Alizadeh), Reynard Bargmann and Joel Dieleman
Performed by Sevdaliza
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- Gross worldwide
- $204,591
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
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- 2.35 : 1
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