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Miss Violence

Play trailer Poster for Miss Violence 2013,  1h 39m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An 11-year-old girl commits suicide after family secrets come to light.
Miss Violence

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Critics Consensus

Brutal but ablaze with gripping imagery, Miss Violence offers a grim exploration of societal and domestic horrors in modern-day Greece.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Jun 22, 2014
2/5
The audience are made to suffer through scenes that range from the uncomfortable to the unwatchable. Go to Full Review
Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Jun 20, 2014
4/5
Miss Violence is a grim tale of family dysfunction that also stands as an allegory about moral and economic decline in Greek society. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jun 19, 2014
3/5
It (self-evidently) does not have the humour of those movies by Lanthimos and Tsangari and by that token, less of their richness and inventiveness. But its force can't be doubted. Go to Full Review
Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Jun 5, 2019
4/5
Though beautifully shot, and with great artistic merit, Miss Violence is also an unremittingly harsh, disturbing movie to watch, and it leaves its taint behind in the memory. Go to Full Review
John Bleasdale CineVue Mar 26, 2019
1/5
A cliché-ridden slice of miserablist European exploitation. Go to Full Review
Sarah Gopaul Digital Journal Oct 26, 2018
Though people may be tempted to frame this story in the context of Greece's debt crisis, it's important to remember Miss Violence is about power not about money. Go to Full Review
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Ron W Sep 14, 2017 "Miss Violence" uses a subtlety and subtlety to treat and expose a perverse theme that opposes human nature, or does it not? this is the theme reflected in the film - although not to the depth we would like - another Greek film that exposes human nature, such as the great "Canine Tooth" or "The Boy Who Eats Alpiste", this new wave in Greek cinema that maybe has been rocked by its economic crises that makes the filmmakers seek inspiration in their own humanity. The script of miss violence keeps the revelation to the last act, and is giving clues in the first two playing with the viewer, instigating it, and that works in some way, because we are looking for clues and solutions, and when we think that an explanation is correct , the director integrates some point in the film that leaves us even more shaken and confused. But the script is intelligent, linear, working with few nuclei and practically a scenario he manages to maintain a high level of psychological suspense. In addition to child abuse, hostility and domestic violence, the film also deals with the loss and prohibition of mourning, it always has that story "So and so do not want you to cry at your funeral" and it is with this dilemma that our characters are not advised to follow, and yes, thank you. The film has a camera that films scene against scene all the time, leaving the camera always completely impartial, as in other films already mentioned, the director does not want to create a villain, he just wants to show what is happening, who chooses the villains are us, the movie also has a good set up even with its slow tempo and a great use of soundtrack. in addition to their range of actors, who are completely incredible, even the younger actors retain a remarkable sadness and melancholy, Alexandros Avranas director of the long, makes his first direction with the right foot and shows that he has talent. Finally, "Miss Violence" really is not a movie for any person, it takes a steel stomach, not for nojeira or gore, but for the context and subcontext present and operant in the work. See more
Anakin S Jul 22, 2017 The film does is best to hide its true identity; a raw-heartless drama, with cold performances and unsettling moments that'll make mainstream viewers uneasy, and even if at times those moments work, the general atmosphere and artistic tone of the movie never goes beyond until its third act, making it a hard-to-digest experience that only foreign film lovers would mostly enjoy. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis An 11-year-old girl commits suicide after family secrets come to light.
Director
Alexandros Avranas
Producer
Alexandros Avranas, Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos
Screenwriter
Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Greek
Runtime
1h 39m
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