"What happened to you... Ain't got nothing to do with God, ya know." Dark Star Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Dirty God, which originally premiered at the 2019 Rotterdam and Sundance Film Festivals. From Dutch filmmaker Sacha Polak, the film tells the story of a young British mother struggling to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack. After facial surgery, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Set in London, it stars Vicky Knight – a burn victim herself, in a stunning debut performance – as Jade. It's described as a "tragically beautiful" film telling a "story of human resilience that can't help but move you." Also starring Katherine Kelly, Eliza Brady-Girard, Rebecca Stone, Bluey Robinson, Dana Marineci, Tachia Newall, and Frieda Thiel. This film really does look exceptionally beautiful and meaningful, a touching story that can empower us to be more empathetic and understanding. Here's...
- 10/23/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A young working-class woman in London barely has the mechanisms to cope with a horrific acid attack that’s left her face permanently scarred in “Dirty God,” the first English-language feature from Dutch director Sacha Polak. Neatly fitting into Polak’s liberatingly frank takes on female sexuality, the film boasts a stand-out performance from newcomer Vicky Knight and an unflinching portrait of a strong-willed yet immature protagonist facing a radical change in how the world looks at her as well as how she sees herself. While the script’s insistence on transforming the character from victim to resolute survivor doesn’t fully wash, its bold treatment of an unapologetic woman from the projects will play well on independent screens.
Never one to shy away from images traditionally considered unsettling, Polak opens with widescreen close-ups of acid-damaged flesh, the camera capturing the mass of ravaged, puckered tissue covered in shallow dendrite-like ridges.
Never one to shy away from images traditionally considered unsettling, Polak opens with widescreen close-ups of acid-damaged flesh, the camera capturing the mass of ravaged, puckered tissue covered in shallow dendrite-like ridges.
- 1/28/2019
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
How do you cope after an attack that leaves you visibly scarred for the rest of your life? This is the difficult question that director Sacha Polak looks to delve into with Dirty God. Alongside co-writer Susie Farrell, they craft a scenario wherein the victim of such horror is a pretty young woman in South London who’s done nothing to deserve a fate she cannot outrun. She can’t even isolate herself with friends and family until ready for public re-assimilation since there’s a toddler involved whose first word upon seeing her mother in the hospital was “monster.” Pair that with baby Rae’s (Eliza Brady-Girard) incessant crying due to a newfound unfamiliarity after returning home and you’ll begin to understand the arduous period of readjustment Jade (Vicky Knight) faces.
This isn’t some posh princess, though. Jade’s mother (Katherine Kelly’s Lisa) makes a living...
This isn’t some posh princess, though. Jade’s mother (Katherine Kelly’s Lisa) makes a living...
- 1/26/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Film will also play in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
Sacha Polak’s Dirty God, which was announced today as the opening film of next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 23), has had its UK rights snapped up by Modern Films.
The film will also play in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition following its Rotterdam berth. Sales agent Independent struck the deal with Modern, which is the distribution outfit launched by former Soda Pictures exec Eve Gabereau in 2017.
Dirty God is Dutch filmmaker Polak’s first feature in the English language, her previous works include Zurich, which...
Sacha Polak’s Dirty God, which was announced today as the opening film of next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 23), has had its UK rights snapped up by Modern Films.
The film will also play in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition following its Rotterdam berth. Sales agent Independent struck the deal with Modern, which is the distribution outfit launched by former Soda Pictures exec Eve Gabereau in 2017.
Dirty God is Dutch filmmaker Polak’s first feature in the English language, her previous works include Zurich, which...
- 12/13/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Director of ‘Zurich’ and ‘Hemel’ has street cast a survivor of a similar assault as her lead.
Screen has an exclusive first look image from Dirty God, a drama about a young woman in South London rebuilding her life after an acid attack leaves her with severe facial burns.
It is directed and co-written by Sacha Polak, who has previously won the Cicae Award and the Fipresci Prize at Berlin Film Festival for her features Zurich and Hemel respectively. In what is Polak’s English language debut, she has cast newcomer Vicky Knight in the lead role; Knight has facial scarring as a burns survivor herself.
The supporting cast has both established and rising names, including Katherine Kelly (The Night Manager, Mr Selfridge), Rebecca Stone (Prank Me), Bluey Robinson (EastEnders, Doctors), and Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann, Scarred Hearts).
The film comes at a time when acid attacks are significantly on the rise in the UK; a recent...
Screen has an exclusive first look image from Dirty God, a drama about a young woman in South London rebuilding her life after an acid attack leaves her with severe facial burns.
It is directed and co-written by Sacha Polak, who has previously won the Cicae Award and the Fipresci Prize at Berlin Film Festival for her features Zurich and Hemel respectively. In what is Polak’s English language debut, she has cast newcomer Vicky Knight in the lead role; Knight has facial scarring as a burns survivor herself.
The supporting cast has both established and rising names, including Katherine Kelly (The Night Manager, Mr Selfridge), Rebecca Stone (Prank Me), Bluey Robinson (EastEnders, Doctors), and Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann, Scarred Hearts).
The film comes at a time when acid attacks are significantly on the rise in the UK; a recent...
- 2/14/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Director of ‘Zurich’ and ‘Hemel’ has street cast a survivor of a similar assault as her lead.
Screen has an exclusive first look image from Dirty God, a drama about a young woman in South London rebuilding her life after an acid attack leaves her with severe facial burns.
It is directed and co-written by Sacha Polak, who has previously won the Cicae Award and the Fipresci Prize at Berlin Film Festival for her features Zurich and Hemel respectively. In what is Polak’s English language debut, she has cast newcomer Vicky Knight in the lead role; Knight has facial scarring as a burns survivor herself.
The supporting cast has both established and rising names, including Katherine Kelly (The Night Manager, Mr Selfridge), Rebecca Stone (Prank Me), Bluey Robinson (EastEnders, Doctors), and Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann, Scarred Hearts).
The film comes at a time when acid attacks are significantly on the rise in the UK; a recent...
Screen has an exclusive first look image from Dirty God, a drama about a young woman in South London rebuilding her life after an acid attack leaves her with severe facial burns.
It is directed and co-written by Sacha Polak, who has previously won the Cicae Award and the Fipresci Prize at Berlin Film Festival for her features Zurich and Hemel respectively. In what is Polak’s English language debut, she has cast newcomer Vicky Knight in the lead role; Knight has facial scarring as a burns survivor herself.
The supporting cast has both established and rising names, including Katherine Kelly (The Night Manager, Mr Selfridge), Rebecca Stone (Prank Me), Bluey Robinson (EastEnders, Doctors), and Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann, Scarred Hearts).
The film comes at a time when acid attacks are significantly on the rise in the UK; a recent...
- 2/14/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Beta Cinema handles world sales.
Screen can reveal the first trailer (see above) for Berlin Film Festival Generation 14plus drama Cobain by Nanouk Leopold (Brownian Movement).
Beta Cinema handles world sales on the Dutch-German co-production which will be distirbuted by Cinemien in Benelux and W-Film in Germany.
Leopold’s sixth film follows teenager Cobain who tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain must take over.
Starring are Naomi Velissariou (Out Of Love), Wim Opbrouck (Cafe Derby), Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann) and newcomer Bas Keizer in the lead role.
Written and produced by Stienette Bosklopper (Brownian Movement), Cobain is also produced by Fish Tank associate producer Lisette Kelder.
Screen can reveal the first trailer (see above) for Berlin Film Festival Generation 14plus drama Cobain by Nanouk Leopold (Brownian Movement).
Beta Cinema handles world sales on the Dutch-German co-production which will be distirbuted by Cinemien in Benelux and W-Film in Germany.
Leopold’s sixth film follows teenager Cobain who tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain must take over.
Starring are Naomi Velissariou (Out Of Love), Wim Opbrouck (Cafe Derby), Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann) and newcomer Bas Keizer in the lead role.
Written and produced by Stienette Bosklopper (Brownian Movement), Cobain is also produced by Fish Tank associate producer Lisette Kelder.
- 12/19/2017
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Screen Daily Test
Beta Cinema handles world sales.
Screen can reveal the first trailer (see above) for Berlin Film Festival Generation 14plus drama Cobain by Nanouk Leopold (Brownian Movement).
Beta Cinema handles world sales on the Dutch-German co-production which will be distirbuted by Cinemien in Benelux and W-Film in Germany.
Leopold’s sixth film follows teenager Cobain who tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain must take over.
Starring are Naomi Velissariou (Out Of Love), Wim Opbrouck (Cafe Derby), Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann) and newcomer Bas Keizer in the lead role.
Written and produced by Stienette Bosklopper (Brownian Movement), Cobain is also produced by Fish Tank associate producer Lisette Kelder.
Screen can reveal the first trailer (see above) for Berlin Film Festival Generation 14plus drama Cobain by Nanouk Leopold (Brownian Movement).
Beta Cinema handles world sales on the Dutch-German co-production which will be distirbuted by Cinemien in Benelux and W-Film in Germany.
Leopold’s sixth film follows teenager Cobain who tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain must take over.
Starring are Naomi Velissariou (Out Of Love), Wim Opbrouck (Cafe Derby), Dana Marineci (Toni Erdmann) and newcomer Bas Keizer in the lead role.
Written and produced by Stienette Bosklopper (Brownian Movement), Cobain is also produced by Fish Tank associate producer Lisette Kelder.
- 12/19/2017
- by Andreas Wiseman
- ScreenDaily
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