'Don’t call popular wellness advocate Cecilia “Sissy”. It’s an old nickname that triggers traumatic memories of school bully Alex, who drove a wedge between 12-year-old Cecilia and her bestie Emma. A decade later, Cecilia (a superb Aisha Dee) bumps into Emma, who invites Cecilia to her hen’s party at a remote bush property. What could go wrong at this happy reunion? Well, just about everything from the moment Cecilia comes face to face with Alex again and all revenge-fuelled hell breaks loose.'
Source: Sydney Film Festival.
Number 6 on the Guardian Australia’s 10 best Australian films of 2022
'Of all the terrible fads birthed by the millennial internet – pastel pink, GIF keyboards, the phrase "Netflix and chill" – the Instagram influencer at least makes for a campy archetype on screen. Her presence – and it is unfailingly a her – in film and TV signals the arrival of something unhinged: she is either a stalking victim, or, worse, a Francophile; often conniving and always a liar.'
'A 90s dark comedy and Australian conwoman Belle Gibson inspired directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes to create their camp gorefest that has fans around the world screaming for more.'
'Of all the terrible fads birthed by the millennial internet – pastel pink, GIF keyboards, the phrase "Netflix and chill" – the Instagram influencer at least makes for a campy archetype on screen. Her presence – and it is unfailingly a her – in film and TV signals the arrival of something unhinged: she is either a stalking victim, or, worse, a Francophile; often conniving and always a liar.'
'A 90s dark comedy and Australian conwoman Belle Gibson inspired directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes to create their camp gorefest that has fans around the world screaming for more.'
