What would you do if you woke up shortly before dawn, after a night of hard partying and strange rituals, to discover that there was a dead man nearby and you had brand new pointy teeth? Mason (Gijs Blom), Bin-ray (Philip Juan), Anastasia (Anna Marchenko), Alexander (Yen Tsao) and Lulu (Aviis Zhong) are among the richest young people in the world, trust fund kids from families with private fortunes in the billions. They habitually take it in turns to try and surprise one another with new experiences. This particular experience involved a trip into the jungle to participate in a mysterious native ceremony. Now all they can think of is that, just in case, they need to find shelter before the sun rises.
A hit with critics and audiences alike when it played at the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year, David Verbeek’s film concerns itself not-so-subtly with the monstrousness of.
A hit with critics and audiences alike when it played at the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year, David Verbeek’s film concerns itself not-so-subtly with the monstrousness of.
- 10/30/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Back in Rotterdam with his Taiwanese-Dutch production Dead & Beautiful, the IFFR regular David Verbeek had a world premiere of his genre-bending drama (which screened in the Limelight section) whose plot centers around five uber-rich young people and their attempts to feel real life by “taking turns”.
Dead and Beautiful screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The rules of the game are allegedly simple. “Turns” happen on weekends, when one of the five tries to impress the rest of the gang by organizing an unforgettable, unique experience. Any genuine emotion – extreme happiness, deep fear or immense sadness is a welcome reaction. But, it turns out that it’s very difficult to impress a billionaire, and almost impossible to impress four billionaires at the same time. Money alone isn’t enough to ignite fire in any of them, and the race for the best show begins.
Verbeek came up with the...
Dead and Beautiful screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The rules of the game are allegedly simple. “Turns” happen on weekends, when one of the five tries to impress the rest of the gang by organizing an unforgettable, unique experience. Any genuine emotion – extreme happiness, deep fear or immense sadness is a welcome reaction. But, it turns out that it’s very difficult to impress a billionaire, and almost impossible to impress four billionaires at the same time. Money alone isn’t enough to ignite fire in any of them, and the race for the best show begins.
Verbeek came up with the...
- 2/9/2021
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Dead & Beautiful
For his seventh narrative feature, Dutch director David Verbeek continues to pursue his unique cultural and co-production infusions with Dead & Beautiful, a Taiwan set vampire tale produced by Erik Glijnis and Leontine Petit and lensed by Jasper Wolf. Verbeek’s cast includes Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Anna Marchenko and Philip Juan. Verbeek’s third feature, R U There, was programmed in Un Certain Regard in 2010 and he won the Return of the Tiger Award in Rotterdam for 2011’s Club Zeus, a festival he returned to in 2013 with How to Describe a Cloud (plus short film “Immortelle”).…...
For his seventh narrative feature, Dutch director David Verbeek continues to pursue his unique cultural and co-production infusions with Dead & Beautiful, a Taiwan set vampire tale produced by Erik Glijnis and Leontine Petit and lensed by Jasper Wolf. Verbeek’s cast includes Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Anna Marchenko and Philip Juan. Verbeek’s third feature, R U There, was programmed in Un Certain Regard in 2010 and he won the Return of the Tiger Award in Rotterdam for 2011’s Club Zeus, a festival he returned to in 2013 with How to Describe a Cloud (plus short film “Immortelle”).…...
- 1/1/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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