this film evokes a simple but beautiful message, even with such a heavy subject for the matter, it becomes very clear that this is not a film about suffering, is a film about hope, a film that invites you to join the protagonist through a journey of healing and self discovery, and that's what makes this film special, because not matter what you going trough, there's always a light awaiting for you at the end of the tunnel.

The story of an immature adult who has problems with herself, her sexuality and her relationships. She is sexually assaulted but recognises that she is in part to blame and is unable to cope with that situation. She just seems too weak to cope with the realities of life, namely the fact that life is sometimes hard and that one has to let go and get over the sh*t that happens. She needs to move on, but can’t and she does not seem to accept the help and advice she gets fro her friends. Decent movie but also a movie not to be misunderstood as it can easily lead to depression for people who are weak too. The movie does not really show a way out, just the lingering in self pity.

Very heavy subject matter with a little bit of humor involved.

I went into this movie relatively blind outside of knowing it had received great reviews. The movie doesn't open chronologically, and the initial chapter was a bit of a struggle for me. The deadpan and weird humor didn't exactly land, and it wasn't exactly clear where the movie was headed. There was a sense of unease throughout, and once the movie shifted to its second chapter, things started to click into place. The movie is very effective at using simple camera tricks to really heighten the moments of dread, and Eva Victor's acting style and humor starts to finally make sense. I thought it was really impressive how the same humor started to elicit actual laughs from the audience as it was reframed against the tragedy. Being able to mine this event for dark humor and having that humor work because it was tinged with that grief is a credit to her writing. The movie is also able to take very mundane interactions and showcase how they can trigger someone who is suffering from trauma. I thought there were multiple moments in the movie that were able to illustrate how genuine conversations or minutiae in daily life can harm those who are suffering from this type of trauma. Finally, the movie returns back to its starting chapter, creating a sort of bookend. The movie ends abruptly here, offering no real sense of catharsis, which makes sense considering there are no easy answers here. However, I initially struggled with both sides of the bookends, thinking they were odd and didn't deliver in the way the middle of the movie did. The person who I saw the movie with disagreed, telling me that it is very different for women. As I started to think about this more, I really started to appreciate the way the beginning foreshadows so much and how very small details are utilized later on, many of which I missed. The bookends help deliver a very sincere and heart wrenching message that I think the rest of the movie builds throughout. It's incredibly well made when you think about how everything ties together and how it is able to communicate its singular message in such a genuine way while still being expertly structured. This is the debut for actor, writer, and director Eva Victor whose triple duty role in this movie clearly highlights her as a talent to watch. This movie might not work for everyone due to the offbeat humor, but I do think it should be watched by a lot of people due to what it is trying to showcase.

"When you grow up, you can tell me whatever. Like, if you have a thought, and you're like 'that's a bad thought', I probably had that same thought but, like, ten times worse. So you can just tell me, I'll never be scared by that. If someone does something bad to you. If someone says something scary. If you wanna kill yourself, like with a pencil or a knife or whatever, you can just tell me. I'll never tell you you're scaring me. I'll just say, 'Yeah, I know. It's just like that sometimes'. I'm sorry that bad things are going to happen to you. I hope they don't. If I can't ever stop something from being bad, let me know. But, sometimes, bad stuff just happens. That's why I feel bad for you in a way. That you're alive, and you don't know that yet. But I can still listen, and not be scared. So that's good, or that's something, at least."