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Hippo

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HIPPO examines the coming-of-age of two step-siblings: Hippo, a video-game addicted teenager and Buttercup, a Hungarian Catholic immigrant with a love of classical music and Jesus. Like the Ancient Greek Aphrodite, Buttercup's love is unrequited by a brother who prefers to indulge the art of war and chaos. The result is a hormone-fueled, tragicomic waking nightmare that must be seen to be believed.
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Nick Allen RogerEbert.com A transfixing oddity. Aug 11, 2023 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Ultimately, a film that focuses on the delusional acts of delusional people gives us very little in the way of satisfying storytelling, instead veering rather too close to freak-show territory. Jul 30, 2023 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A wickedly funny, bold and refreshingly unconventional portrait of a dysfunctional family. Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Brandon Judell Brandon Judell (Medium) Shot in a mouth-wateringly stark black-and-white by William Tracy Babcock and fetchingly narrated by the Eric Roberts, Hippo is hilariously funny in a sort of Yorgos-Lanthimos-meets Ed-Wood way. Rated: 8/10 Jun 24, 2024 Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat A radiant tapestry of shock and sophistication. Rated: 8/10 Jun 24, 2024 Full Review Stephanie Malone Morbidly Beautiful Hippo defies categorization in a way that will alienate those craving more mainstream fare. For the more adventurous, this twisted fairytale and subversive slice of Americana offers an endless array of delights. Rated: 5/5 Apr 8, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis HIPPO examines the coming-of-age of two step-siblings: Hippo, a video-game addicted teenager and Buttercup, a Hungarian Catholic immigrant with a love of classical music and Jesus. Like the Ancient Greek Aphrodite, Buttercup's love is unrequited by a brother who prefers to indulge the art of war and chaos. The result is a hormone-fueled, tragicomic waking nightmare that must be seen to be believed.
Director
Mark H. Rapaport
Producer
Anthony Argento, Siyu Lin, Mark H. Rapaport
Screenwriter
Mark H. Rapaport, Kimball Farley
Distributor
Kinematics
Production Co
Rough House Pictures, Kinematics
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 40m