Slanted
“If you can't beat them... be them.”
ComedyHorrorScience Fiction
An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.
VIBE
This film feels like a deeply unsettling, yet sincere, exploration of teenage insecurity. It's a cautionary tale wrapped in body horror, exploring the tragic lengths one might go for acceptance and the painful consequences of losing oneself.
unsettlingtragicsincerebody horrorcautionarysteadyA24 arthousecoming-of-age dramasocial commentaryidentityassimilationbody imagesocial anxietycoming-of-age
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