Violet (2014 film)

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Violet
Violet 2014.jpg
Directed byBas Devos
Written byBas Devos
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
Running time
85 min
Countries
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
Language Dutch

Violet is a 2014 Belgian/Dutch film written and directed by Bas Devos.

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Plot

The film follows the actions of 15-year-old Jesse, after witnessing a violent act against his friend. [1]

Cast

Release

Violet was released in 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival. [2]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive. [1] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [3]

Nikola Grozdanovic, in his review for IndieWire wrote that "this is an exquisitely shot suburban tale of trauma, stretching the 'show-don't-tell' golden rule of filmmaking to the furthest reaches." [4] For Variety , Ronnie Scheib called the film a "visually stylized, highly original depiction of a teen's stages of grief." [5]

Accolades

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2014.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Violet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Violet op de Berlinale, Cobra.be, 9 februari 2014" . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Violet". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Directors/New Films Review: 'Violet' Is An Exquisite, Artistic, & Triumphant Tour-De-Force". IndieWire. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Film Review: 'Violet'". Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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