Our take
A young bisexual woman attends a shiva, caught between her parents and their expectations, her ex, and her sugar daddy. Rachel Sennott’s Danielle is yet to find her path in life and everyone is determined to remind her of that. Taking place almost entirely in real-time, the film’s sharp wit is contrasted with constant anxiety, complemented by Ariel Marx’s horror-like score, full of discordant pizzicato that sounds like every last bit of sanity snapping.
It’s a sex-positive take on 20-something life, treating bisexuality as wholly unremarkable and passing no judgment on Danielle’s sugar daddy income. Its specificities about Jewish customs and traditions are non-exclusionary, while its social claustrophobia is achingly universal. It’s comforting in the way it portrays the social horrors we all face, the feeling that everyone but you has life figured out, and that – ultimately – those who matter will pull through, eventually. One of 2021’s best.
The story
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.
Elsewhere
"Wish we got to spend more than 77 mins with these characters."
— Flora Spencer Grant
"A perfectly engineered and performed piece of comic cringe."
— Helen Shaw
Streaming arrival
Who picked it
Scott Wilson is a Scottish contributing writer at A Good Movie to Watch, reviewing films and shows across the major streaming services. He also writes for Loud and Clear Reviews.
No puedo creer lo incomoda de ver que es jajaja
Ojo, no es cringe, pero pobre piba…
Loved this film! I found it very relatable.
I liked it !!!!