Kill Your Lover

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Kill Your Lover

Released Jun 7

1h 17m

Horror

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When Dakota tries to break off her toxic relationship with Axel, it starts transforming him into a monstrous creature with increased aggression, a touch that melts skin and worst of all, he's contagious. As the toxicity fully takes hold, Dakota becomes equally infected, as the pair grapple with the remains of their relationship, which threatens to come to a bloody end....

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

What a Scream Podcast

Its horror lies in how a certain type of relationship, although so easy to fall into and seek comfort, can also effortlessly create monsters out of any of us.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Andrew Wyatt

The Take-Up

Is the metaphor obvious? Yes. Would it have made a better short? Also yes. Is it still an impressively gnarly little Crongenbergian indie two-hander? You bet.

Jul 3, 2024

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Matt Donato

Collider

For all its fantastical traits, Kill Your Lover is an achingly real love story. Come for the smell of toasted appendages, but stay for an openly wounded take on an experience we all probably know too well.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 10, 2024

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

At its worst, Kill Your Lover is a poorly executed pseudo-horror that feels more like something a couple of teenagers threw together one weekend.

Jun 10, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Writers/directors Alix Austin and Keir Siewert aren't exactly dealing with subtext here.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 7, 2024

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Deirdre Crimmins

Rue Morgue Magazine

Kill Your Lover has a few missteps in its overall production, but it mostly makes up for these flaws by tactfully embracing a classic film trope.

Apr 20, 2024

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It was weirdly interesting to see how a break-up can change a person into a monster and rip one's heart out. Intriguing as well. I liked the body horror.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Synopsis

When Dakota tries to break off her toxic relationship with Axel, it starts transforming him into a monstrous creature with increased aggression, a touch that melts skin and worst of all, he's contagious. As the toxicity fully takes hold, Dakota becomes equally infected, as the pair grapple with the remains of their relationship, which threatens to come to a bloody end....

Director: Alix Austin, Keir Siewert
Producer: Alix Austin, Keir Siewert
Screenwriter: Alix Austin, Keir Siewert
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Switchblade Cinema
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 17m

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