Knives Out

A slow-burning, uncomfortable gathering where old friendships curdle into cruelty and the viewer feels the rising menace.

Directed by

Przemysław Wojcieszek

Genres

Drama

Starring

Michał Surówka, Anastazja Borkoniuk, Anna Kończal-Bochenek

Overview

Six twenty-somethings meet at a lakeside summerhouse. This is their first time getting together since high school. Some of them have started careers, while others have not. Some of them enjoy the pleasures in life, while others vent their hidden frustrations. The seventh character is a young Ukrainian named Solomia who works at the same company as one of the evening’s protagonists, Igor. Solomia is an outsider and is at times an object of hatred on the part of Hubert, who persuades the others, drunk and lost, to take part in an act of violence against the girl.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, isolation, violence, identity

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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