Lars Henriks' savagely humorous "Bearkittens" mixes searing writing with astounding acting in a dark comedy destined for cult classic status.
Petra (Stefanie Borb) manifests all the idealistic clichés we associate with our fresh-faced social worker. With a do-gooder's disposition, she leads a collection of young, orange jumpsuit-clad females into the dark forest to perform the community service of garbage collection. Each of these transgressors presents a shrewdly conceived character sketch embodying a universally identifiable female archetype, and together, they're nothing short of an enthralling ensemble cast. Once we're deep into the woods, things feel destined to go bad. And once they do, "Bearkittens" takes its already elevated game up another notch.
In the sum of its parts, "Bearkittens" provides a specific and ferocious brand of cerebral nourishment that only our best dark comedies can manage.
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