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Axolotl Overkill

Summary Mifti is a beautiful and reckless 16-year-old girl. Her mother is dead, and her wealthy, eccentric father is too self-absorbed to be responsible for her. Mifti has no use for peers her own age, and being aware of the sexual power she wields with her looks and youth, she immerses herself in a world of adults of questionable character. Lov...

Directed By: Helene Hegemann

Written By: Helene Hegemann

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Axolotl Overkill

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
65
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Summary Mifti is a beautiful and reckless 16-year-old girl. Her mother is dead, and her wealthy, eccentric father is too self-absorbed to be responsible for her. Mifti has no use for peers her own age, and being aware of the sexual power she wields with her looks and youth, she immerses herself in a world of adults of questionable character. Lov...

Directed By: Helene Hegemann

Written By: Helene Hegemann

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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40% Mixed
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83
Jan 27, 2017
Hegeman’s brash picture burns brightly to the very end. If “Axolotl Overkill” ever overdoses on its dreamy, feverish style, it’s trainwreck-y, can’t-turn-away qualities ultimately rise and consumes you like a blaze of youth in revolt.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
83
Jan 27, 2017
It’s a stylish debut from an artist with a keen sense of visuals, music, and feeling — a finger firmly on the pulse of now.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 27, 2017
Hegemann deserves considerable praise for avoiding the standard pitfalls of both the neophyte director and the writer-turned-filmmaker: Her movie is not overly wordy, and is anything but over-explained.
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60
Jan 27, 2017
Chaotic lives can make for a muddled storyline, yet ultimately Hegemann allows her central character some kind of growth.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 27, 2017
On the plus side, Mifti does at times become an endearing person despite her big mouth and bad behavior, with credit due to Bauer for her rather subdued depiction of a girl searching for emotional attachment in a world where everyone seems blinded by their own pleasures or problems.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vandertastic Films
Duration 1 h 34 m
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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