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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 44 m

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]

Directed By: Jeppe Rønde

Written By: Torben Bech, Peter Asmussen, Jeppe Rønde

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 44 m

Bridgend

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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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]

Directed By: Jeppe Rønde

Written By: Torben Bech, Peter Asmussen, Jeppe Rønde

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
53
56% Positive
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22% Mixed
2 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
53
56% Positive
5 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
May 5, 2016
A sinister dread pulses through Bridgend, one that is engrossing and terrifying.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
67
May 5, 2016
Based on a real-life rash of teen suicides in Wales, Danish director Jeppe Rønde’s 2015 Tribeca winner feels like the sort of slow BBC America procedural you’d quickly give up on.
By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW
63
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.
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60
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.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
38
May 2, 2016
The film, with its dark-blue-hued cinematography and murky music, is all foreboding atmosphere.
By Nick McCarthy FULL REVIEW
20
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.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures, Four Sons Pictures
Release Date May 6, 2016
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Bodil Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 3 Nominations

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