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The Unspeakable Act

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Jackie tries to fight through reality's intrusion on her incestuous desires when her older brother gets his first girlfriend and prepares to leave for college.

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Neil Young Hollywood Reporter Sensitive subject-matter is handled with tact and intelligence in this tart if talky US indie. Mar 7, 2013 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times [It] is about the familiar more than it is about the forbidden. Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2013 Full Review David Fear Time Out You couldn't accuse the cast members of being good actors (several struggle to be merely amateurish). Rated: 3/5 Feb 26, 2013 Full Review Jamie Neish HeyUGuys Deadpan, naturalistic and non-judgemental. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Sallitt has a good line in barbed wit, whether capturing the intricacies and absurdities of losing your virginity in someone's car or caustically examining Jackie's thoughts on the world. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 3, 2017 Full Review Amy Taubin Artforum The result is a film as sensuous as it is intelligent. Jun 1, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Like the most un-creepy movie about incest you'll ever see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member THe Unspeakable Act revolves around the sensitive subject of incest and is quite a dramatic dark but a movie that is very well set out to discuss the matter. It's not easy but this movie does keep the balance and does not cross any boundaries, This movie reminds me of the movie with maggie gyllenhaal in it called the Secretary but with less sexual scenes. This movie is not for everyone and not suitable for the kiddies. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member awkwardly shot, with a penchant for patterns and a lack of intrigue for the audience. This film could have done with a really strong script and some virtuous acting talent, sadly none of this. Watching my cat watch herself is more interesting, a sad opportunity lost to explore a controversial and relevant topic intelligently and creatively in the medium of cinema. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Pelicula fresa sobre incesto y obsesion. Solo para fans de las indies. (Texto intencionalmente sin acentos). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review andrei d InCEst dar de fapt despre maturizare si iubire Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Sensitive subject-matter is handled with tact and intelligence in this tart if talky indie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jackie tries to fight through reality's intrusion on her incestuous desires when her older brother gets his first girlfriend and prepares to leave for college.
Director
Dan Sallitt
Producer
Ania Trzebiatowska, Shari Berman, Jaime Christley
Screenwriter
Dan Sallitt
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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