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Dead and Beautiful

David Verbeek | 2021 | Netherlands / Taiwan, China / Mainland, China | 98min | Drama / Thriller / Fantasy
Director/Cinematographer: David Verbeek | Producer: Leontine Petit Erik Glijnis Vincent Wang Rachel HAO LAI Lulu | Editor: Axel Skovdal Roelofs | Cinematographer: Jasper Wolf | Production Designer: Elsje de Bruin | Sound Designer: Quincy Vlijtig | Main Cast: Gijs Blom Zhong Yao Cao Yanhao

Synopsis

In an Asian metropolis, a group of young, extremely rich friends in search of excitement and their true selves are at risk of falling victim to a behavioral experiment that is getting completely out of hand. For Lulu and her friends, the world is at their feet, they can get anything, do anything. Life is one big party, but something gnaws at them. In search of excitement, the friends challenge each other. Taking turns, they design a unique, extravagant experience. When Lulu’s best friend Anastasia takes them to the jungle for a shamanistic ritual, they wake up with long pointed fangs. They flee back to the city. But it is not before long that they start to see this metamorphosis as an opportunity. Avoiding the sun, they each follow their own fascinations and desires in the metropolis ’nightlife. They soon lose control. Nothing is what it seems anymore.


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David Verbeek

Graduated in Directing from Amsterdam's Film Academy, in 2005. His major works include: SHANGHAI TRANCE, which was selected for the Tiger Award Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as well as numerous international festivals. "R U THERE", which was selected to Un Certain Regard in Cannes.


Director's statement

Graduated in Directing from Amsterdam’s Film Academy, in 2005. His major works include: SHANGHAI TRANCE, which was selected for the Tiger Award Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as well as numerous international festivals. “R U THERE”, which was selected to Un Certain Regard in Cannes.

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