Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
From Writer/Director Sacha Polak (Zurich). Starring Vicky Knight.
Jade is a young mother in the prime of her life when an acid attack leaves her severely burned. While her face has been reconstructed, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Descending a self-destructive path with relationships crumbling, Jade must take drastic action to reclaim her life.
"A grounded story of human resilience that can't help but move you." - Time Out London
"Polak’s film is an unflinching exploration of beauty, identity, sex and self in the wake of a life-changing event" - LA Times
- Year2020
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- PremiereSundance Film Festival
- DirectorSacha Polak
- ScreenwriterSacha Polak, Susie Farrell
- ProducerMichael Elliott, Marleen Slot
- CastVicky Knight, Katherine Kelly, Rebecca Stone
- CinematographerRuben Impens
- EditorSander Vos
- Production DesignSanne Schat
- ComposerRutger Reinders
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
From Writer/Director Sacha Polak (Zurich). Starring Vicky Knight.
Jade is a young mother in the prime of her life when an acid attack leaves her severely burned. While her face has been reconstructed, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Descending a self-destructive path with relationships crumbling, Jade must take drastic action to reclaim her life.
"A grounded story of human resilience that can't help but move you." - Time Out London
"Polak’s film is an unflinching exploration of beauty, identity, sex and self in the wake of a life-changing event" - LA Times
- Year2020
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- PremiereSundance Film Festival
- DirectorSacha Polak
- ScreenwriterSacha Polak, Susie Farrell
- ProducerMichael Elliott, Marleen Slot
- CastVicky Knight, Katherine Kelly, Rebecca Stone
- CinematographerRuben Impens
- EditorSander Vos
- Production DesignSanne Schat
- ComposerRutger Reinders