Heaven Knows What

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Alec B What's shocking isn't the violence, drug use, or how the characters suffer, it's how authentic all those things feel. I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to revisit this film, but I appreciate that something this raw exists. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Tyler H None of the characters were likeable or relatable in any way. Bad isn't even the right word for the plot. There was no plot. Nothing really changed from the beginning to the end other than one death scene, that in the end didn't even seem to matter. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review jaime h Hardcore and brilliant. And incredibly accurate depiction of heroin addiction and street life. Superb acting and directing. The Safdie Brothers are the freshest, most interesting, best filmmaking team to come on the scene since the Cohen Brothers. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jed i 5.7/10 — "Mediocre"/"Passable" Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The story behind this film is both inspiring and unbelievable. Arielle Holmes was a homeless New York crack addict in her early twenties. Shortly after her recovery, while she was an intern at a New York jewel shop, the Safdie brothers discovered her during research for another film (you can probably deduce which one). They advised her to write a memoir. She did so, and they adapted it for the big screen with Holmes herself playing a fictionalized version of herself, not as Arielle but as Harley, a character going through events painfully similar to the real thing, roaming the streets of New York City with other young people lost in the folly of drugs. You don't get to see this level of authenticity in a film too often. Filming exclusively on location, Josh and Benny Safdie prove with their first somewhat mainstream film that neorealistic blood goes through their veins. With the help of Holmes' excruciatingly real performance, they tell a story of suffering, addiction and toxic relationships (in the most literal sense). Still, what I find most exceptional in Heaven Knows What and also what makes it a challenging and fascinating exercise in filmmaking is the slightly expressionistic meat on the neorealistic bones, with an eerie soundtrack and some neon-lighted shots that effectivelly transport you right inside Harley's scarred heart. The Safdies would eventually flesh out this side to their directorial personas in the later, excellent Good Time. This is where they demonstrated what visceral filmmakers they are, their unique style pulsating in every shot of their career. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review júlio a A história de uma viciada e seu amor...o filme é bem complicado, praticamente a rotina inteira de uma viciado e suas angústias. Mas é bem atuado e filmado. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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