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A striking, impressionistic debut from Helene Hegemann focuses on a troubled young woman who tests her sexual and emotional limits in wild Berlin.
Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased mother, she begins to develop an obsession with Alice, an enigmatic, and much older, white-collar criminal.
With a firework sensibility of joy and agony, Axolotl Overkill practically burns down the screen. The film from 24-year-old writer/director Helene Hegemann is a spree of bored, bright youth in rebellion against nothing in particular, cut together (by German editing icon Bettina Böhler) to flirt with magical realism while hangover vomiting into a Dolce and Gabbana bag. Everything comes together beautifully to craft a whirlwind portrait that’s mischievous, smart, and substantial.
THE NERDIST