‘Axolotl Roadkill’ Rides to Digital Oct.24
FILMRISE RELEASES
“AXOLOTL OVERKILL”
FILM ADAPTATION OF HELENE HEGEMANN’S
BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING NOVEL
AXOLOTL ROADKILL
“A striking, impressionistic debut from Helene Hegemann focuses on a troubled young woman who tests her sexual and emotional limits in wild Berlin.” — Variety
Since the death of her mother, Mifti (Jasna Fritzi Bauer, “About A Girl”) has lived with her half-siblings in a shared Berlin apartment. They have liberated themselves from prescribed structures, revolting against society in search of their true identities, and are in pursuit of love and security beyond restrictive moral conventions.
Mifti is wild, sad, and sensitive. The adults she meets, Alice (Arly Jover, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Ophelia (Mavie Hörbiger, “Bundle of Joy”), are only one thing by comparison: desperate – either because the world is about to go under, or because they don’t know what to wear. So Mifti is left to grow up on her own, one way or another.
Accompanied by a pulsating soul, R&B, and German punk/hip-hop/house soundtrack, the film captures Mifti’s wild ride through the streets of Berlin, four-star hotel rooms, and late night dance clubs. She is sheltered from nothing, not by chance, but by her own will.
“Axolotl Overkill” received rave critical reviews when it was released within the film festival circuit . The Film Stage called it “a stylish debut from an artist with a keen sense of visuals, music, and feeling,” and Nerdist hailed, “’Axolotl Overkill’ is a must-see manic pixie blast of youth in revolt.”
The film has a running time of 94 minutes and is Not Rated.
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AXOLOTL OVERKILL
Availability Date: October 24, 2017
Genre: Foreign Language, Drama
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Formats: TVOD/EST
Language: German with English Subtitles
