About.
Company
New Zealand International Film Festival
Duration
83 minutes
Advisory
M Violence | CinemaScope
USA 2017
This perfectly honed chamber drama from director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White begins as a squirmy dinner-party-gone-wrong comedy and expands into something much more soulful and timely.
Salma Hayek plays Beatriz, a Mexican-American holistic healer invited to stay on for dinner by her wealthy client and avowed friend Cathy (Connie Britton). She finds herself breaking bread with Cathy’s husband’s business partners and their wives. The alpha male at the party is billionaire developer Doug Strutt (John Lithgow, playing against the obvious Trump connotations with a chilling assurance). As the cocktails multiply and the one percent rejoice in world domination, the earnest Beatriz enunciates an alternative view.
“This might be the best performance Salma Hayek has ever given, her quiet, observant reserve eventually giving way to bewilderment and resolve. And her inner turmoil is a powerfully relevant one: How does a person committed to healing – to being principled, empathetic, and good – handle first contact with the devils who think nothing of destroying our world?” — Bilge Ebiri, Village Voice
Credits.
Miguel Arteta
Director
Aaron L. Gilbert, Pamela Koffler, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon
Producers
Mike White
Screenplay
Wyatt Garfield
Photography
Jay Deuby
Editor
Mark Mothersbaugh
Music
With.
Salma Hayek
John Lithgow
Connie Britton
Jay Duplass
Amy Landecker
Chloë Sevigny
David Warshofsky
John Early
Festivals.
Sundance 2017
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Price Range - Booking fees may apply $11.30 - $17.30