IFFR2023 Tiger Comp enjoyed it thoroughly. only wish I could've watched this at the Pathe, in Rotterdam, with a crowd, at night, under the influence, and then headed straight to a club afterwards
i did see quite a few obviously symbolic scenes (e.g. veronica raising the torch/burning down the crematorium/airplanes flying over in the end) but it's still lazy and too shallow of a "revenge fantasy" when it could've activated a genuine conversation about race and inequity, instead of just trivializing veronica's victimization & idealizing her success. and for that reason i'm disappointed