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Rare Beasts

2019

Billie Piper

Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf ...

5.6

42

Comedy Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.

	Media	Author	Review
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"An unhinged portrait of modern life that strips away the niceties and clichés of the romantic comedy (...) the movie is so maddeningly uneven and brazenly combative that it’s hard to surrender to its ambition"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Masterful Billie Piper rips up the romcom rulebook (...) A smart piece of work from a very smart new film-maker (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Beth Webb Radio Times	"The underlying messages are too muddled to be impactful, yet the pointed dialogue and powerful performances make this an auspicious first feature (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"Piper’s first film proves she can do no wrong right now (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"A confrontational and awkward movie from the start, distancing its viewer with an acerbic perspective and characters that trade more thorny verbal jabs and slaps than anything resembling warm affection (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Terri White Empire	"Visually and stylistically, Piper makes audacious choices. Her film is highly stylised and abstract (...) Her ambitious, darkly funny directorial debut suggests the arrival of a new filmmaker with a vision, verve and a voice (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"It’s uncensored, honest, and crude. It’s relatable, deplorable, and hilarious. And it’s a singular vision of emotional schizophrenia."
		Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"A striking debut that demands active participation from the viewer. While it deals in extremes, the familiarity of them is what makes the story resonate"

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