| Violet | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Bas Devos |
| Written by | Bas Devos |
Running time | 85 min |
| Country | Belgium/Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Violet is a Belgian/Dutch film written and directed by Bas Devos. It was released in 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival. [1] The film follows the routine of Jesse (15 years old), after witnessing a violent act against his friend. [2] The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2014.
In the United States' review aggregator, the Rotten Tomatoes , in the score where the site staff categorizes the opinions of independent media and mainstream media only positive or negative, the film has an approval rating of 85% calculated based on 20 critics reviews. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the score achieved is 7.40/10. [2]
In another review aggregator also from the United States, Metacritic , which calculates the grades using only a weighted arithmetic average of certain media outlets in most of the mainstream media, the film has 6 ratings from the press. attached to the site and a score of 77 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Writing for Cinema Crazed, Emilia Black published a positive review, noting that "Violet is a moving film but may not be for everyone as it is slow, moody, and depressing". [4]
Nikola Grozdanovic, in his review for IndieWire said that "this is an exquisitely shot suburban tale of trauma, stretching the 'show-don't-tell' golden rule of filmmaking to the furthest reaches." [5] For Variety, Ronnie Scheib called the film a "visually stylized, highly original depiction of a teen's stages of grief." [6]
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