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Why Don't You Just Die!

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Things don't go according to plan when a young woman asks her boyfriend to kill her father -- a surprisingly tough and resilient foe.

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As wickedly smart as it is energetic, Why Don't You Just Die! should satisfy audiences in the mood for a gore-soaked good time.

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Ed Potton The Times (UK) 02/15/2021
4/5
This extravagantly violent Russian comedy thriller is tremendous fun. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) 05/06/2020
4/5
Offering wall-to-wall gore and super-stylised visuals, this bloody chamber piece is not for the squeamish. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan Empire Magazine 05/05/2020
4/5
A rip-roaring, bloody slice of Russian genre cinema that combines a tightly plotted narrative with a stylish command of craft to hugely entertaining, immersive effect. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 04/28/2022
7/10
Sokolov creates a rather crazy black comedy where pulp violence and unexpected turns are the ideal excuse to narrate, behind closed doors, the misadventures of a Russian family corrupted by dysfunctionality. Full review in Spanish Go to Full Review
Kevin Harley Radio Times 07/15/2021
4/5
Between violent atrocities meted out with shotguns, power tools and the like, the exclamatory debut feature from Russian writer/director/editor Kirill Sokolov plays bracingly fast and loose with audience expectations. Go to Full Review
Richard Phippen NME (New Musical Express) 06/10/2021
4/5
Derivative, yet good gory fun... Go to Full Review
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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz May 28 A paradoxical movie. Surfing in a Sea of blood. See more Bill F 12/18/2023 Relentless stylised violence and a claustrophobic atmosphere makes for a riveting watch. Fantastic and unusual film. See more Paul W 09/19/2023 Would you be interested in watching a movie in which a bent cop drills holes in a guy's leg with a Black & Decker? If so then this is for you! Very black comedy with highly stylised gory violence. Obviously pretty silly but good fun. See more Thomas R 07/17/2023 "Why Don't You Just Die!" is very, very bloody & very, bloody good. Director Kirill Sokolov, the Russian Quentin Tarantino, successfully intertwines elements of American Westerns and pulp fiction into the movie's gripping, gory plot. In all aspects – including acting, cinematography, screenplay, and soundtrack, it's a near-perfect film noir. See more isla s 09/09/2022 This is very much a bloody violent, somewhat gore infested film. Its pretty over the top and I suppose that give its the dark comedy - its very darkly comic, though if you don't like blood and guts, even in a somewhat exaggerated, almost comic book style way, then you won't find this 'funny' really. I'm not sure if I can call it funny in the 'normal' sense - of this type of film, its about what you may expect I suppose. I'd also like to point out that the film features some pretty bright lighting - almost all of the film takes place in one apartment, with old fashioned, bright wallpaper and strip lights etc. all clearly standing out. Ofcourse the plot line is ludicrous, if anything then that may be what makes you laugh - the title gives it away a bit. Its a bit like a duracell bunny, with more than one character seemingly surviving the un-survivable. I'd like to think most people watching (well, everyone watching, surely?) would realise this is hardly a realistic plot but that's ok, its only a film - this is definitely not a biopic!. I guess if you like this kind of film then yes, I'd recommend it. See more 01/13/2022 Craziest movie I've ever seen. My sister got me to watch it. Hint of Tarantino and the wild west. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Things don't go according to plan when a young woman asks her boyfriend to kill her father -- a surprisingly tough and resilient foe.
Director
Kirill Sokolov
Screenwriter
Kirill Sokolov
Production Co
White Mirror Film Company
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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