2015 · drama
Krisha
Directed by Trey Edward Shults1h 22m2015
When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Our read: Krisha (2015) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
- signature
- intimate
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“You want raw Thanksgiving family tension that detonates in one take.”
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