Bridgend

Name: Bridgend
Genre: Drama
Released: May 6, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 53

2016

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Kimstim Films | Release Date: May 6, 2016

Summary: Sara and her dad, Dave, arrive to a small village in Bridgend County. The village is haunted by suicides amongst its young inhabitants, and Sara falls dangerously in love with one of the teenagers, Jamie while Dave as the town’s new policeman tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides. [Kimstim Films]

Director: Jeppe Rønde

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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The Playlist - Rodrigo Perez

May 5, 2016

A sinister dread pulses through Bridgend, one that is engrossing and terrifying. Read full review

Variety - Guy Lodge

May 5, 2016

Even when the director pushes too far...the film’s formal severity feels appropriately claustrophobic — another form of authority closing in on the light. Read full review

The Film Stage - Jared Mobarak

May 5, 2016

There’s a lot that I like about what Rønde has done here to create a mood piece that chills your bones as it crescendos into abstraction. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Nick Allen

May 6, 2016

Bridgend does have a life on its own beyond fact, but the narrative it offers in place of the headlines only further proves how phenomena like adolescence and death is better observed, not investigated. Read full review

Screen International - Fionnuala Halligan

May 5, 2016

Ronde, who clearly identifies with the teenage perspective, has delivered some gorgeous sequences, nonetheless. Formerly a documentarian, his debut could be seen as a delicious experiment, tantalising audiences as to what he might do next. Or it could be dubbed chaotic and indulgent, an awkward misfire. Read full review

The New York Times - Ken Jaworowski

May 5, 2016

Everything’s in service of the images in Bridgend, a stylishly shot, eerily scored and moodily acted film that wants for nothing but a plot. Depending on how you like your movies, this is either a walkout or a must-see. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Neil Young

May 5, 2016

A textbook example of how not to turn real-life headlines into big-screen drama, Jeppe Ronde's Bridgend is a toxic combination of the laughable and the reprehensible. Read full review

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