Sundance premiere 'Dirty God,' from Sacha Polak, is an arresting portrait of a young mother who is left dramatically scarred after suffering a horrific assault. Jade, a single mother in the projects of London, is in the prime of her life when her ex-boyfriend horrifically assaults her. The acid attack leaves the striking young woman disfigured. We meet her as she is discharged from the hospital, where her facial scars are revealed to us in the reflection of a window. When Jade returns home, her toddler screams when she sees her mother's face. Dutch director Sacha Polak's Dirty God, which premiered at Sundance last week, follows Jade as she navigates her new reality as a burn survivor. Jade is played by real-life burn survivor Vicky Knight, a first-time actor who brings nuance to her complex character, who is based, in part, on Knight's own experience. (Knight suffered burns as a child as a result of a fire.) Belgian cinematographer Ruben Impens (Beautiful Boy) lenses Jade with a potent realism that emphasizes her physicality and inner tensions at once. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 31 January, 2019