Mayday Review: The Young Women in This Feminist Fantasy Don t Need Rescuing Mayday Review: The Young Women in This Feminist Fantasy Don t Need Rescuing
Karen Cinorre is a natural world-builder, creating an evocative parallel world in which one-dimensional characters fight back against male oppression.
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Director: Karen Cinorre
With: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Soko, Havana Rose Liu, Juliette Lewis, Théodore Pellerin, Frano Mašković, Zlatko Buric.
Running time: Running time: 100 MIN.
Sam Levy
Like the Sirens of Greek mythology dolled up in Wes Anderson-esque Girl Scout uniforms, the four young women in Karen Cinorre’s stylish yet surface-level feminist fantasy “Mayday” lure off-screen soldiers to their deaths with invented pleas for help. “They can’t resist a lady in distress,” says Marsha (Mia Goth), coaching newcomer Ana (Grace Van Patten) on how to craft an enticing SOS call. “They like their girls softer,
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“We are thrilled for Braden. It’s a beautiful film and really speaks to his storytelling skills and his talent working with actors”
Strand Releasing has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to Braden King’s The Evening Hour’, which had its World Premiere in Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and its International Premiere in Competition at the 2020 Rotterdam Film Festival. The deal was negotiated by Eric Sloss of Cinetic and Jon Gerrans, co-president of Strand Releasing.
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