Bloody Hell (2023 film)

Bloody Hell is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Molly McGlynn, which premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2023.[1] It stars Maddie Ziegler and Emily Hampshire.[2][3]

Bloody Hell
Directed byMolly McGlynn
Written byMolly McGlynn
Produced byJennifer Weiss
Liane Cunje
StarringMaddie Ziegler
Emily Hampshire
Djouliet Amara
D'Pharoah Woon-A-Tai
Ki Griffin
CinematographyNina Djacic
Edited byMaureen Grant
Music byCasey Manierka-Quaile
Production
company
Nice Picture Inc.
Wondaland
Distributed byElevation Pictures (Canada)
Release date
March 13, 2023 (SXSW)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The story centers around 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) who is diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upsets her understanding of womanhood and sexual identity, and throws her relationships with her new boyfriend (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), her friends at her new high school, and her mother (Emily Hampshire) into disarray.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is semi autobiographical, as its creator, Molly McGlynn, was diagnosed with MRKH syndrome as a teenager.[4] In June 2022, it was announced that Ziegler and Hampshire were cast in lead roles.[4] Filming began in May 2022 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada[5] and concluded on June 28, 2022.[6]

Release

The film premiered on March 13, 2023, in the narrative spotlight section of the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.[1] Elevation Pictures has the right to distribute the film in Canada.[4]

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews, after its premiere at SXSW, with critics praising Ziegler's performance and the message of the film.[1][2][3]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews.[7]

References
  1. Harvey, Dennis. "Bloody Hell Review: A Teen Sex Comedy Thrown a Curveball by Mother Nature", Variety, March 14, 2023; and Saito, Stephen. "SXSW 2023 Review: A Dire Prognosis Opens Up Emotional Floodgates in Molly McGlynn’s Bloody Hell", The Moveable Fest,·March 14, 2023
  2. Oddo, Marco Vito. "Bloody Hell Review: Maddie Ziegler Struggles with Womanhood in Coming-of-Age Story", Collider, March 14, 2023; and Dunlap, Sage. "Bloody Hell empowers with unique coming-of-age story", The Daily Texan, March 16, 2023
  3. Bradley, Laura. "Maddie Ziegler's SXSW 'Traumedy' Bloody Hell Is Brilliant – With a Period Twist", The Daily Beast, March 18, 2023
  4. Goldbart, Max (June 7, 2022). "Maddie Ziegler & Schitt's Creek Star Emily Hampshire to Lead 'Bloody Hell', Coming-of-Age "Traumedy" from Mary Goes Round Director Molly McGlynn". Deadline. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. "'Bloody Hell Molly McGlynn", Northernstars.ca, June 9, 2022
  6. "Molly McGlynn on Instagram: "We wrapped Bloody Hell in the wee hours."". Instagram. June 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. "Bloody Hell", Rotten Tomatoes, accessed March 28, 2023
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