Sight&Sound - 05.2020

FILMS OF THE MONTH

May 2020 | Sight&Sound | 65

Mid-America, present day: Cassie, a barista and

med-school drop out, fakes drunkenness in bars, then

shames the men who try and assault her. Through

her new boyfriend Ryan, she learns that her long-

dead friend Nina’s college rapist Al (whose assault

was hushed up) has returned to town to get married.

Triggered, Cassie arranges payback for Nina’s disloyal

friend Madison and disbelieving college dean Mrs

Walker, to wake them to their culpability. Only Al’s

broken and contrite ex-lawyer Jordan Green is forgiven.

Cassie stops her vendetta. Madison passes her a cell

phone video of Nina’s assault, which proves Ryan was a

bystander. Cassie blackmails Al’s bachelor party details

from Ryan by threatening to release the video. Posing

as a stripper-nurse, Cassie drugs the stag party with

doctored vodka in their isolated cabin. She handcuffs

Al to a bed to confront him. He forces one hand free

to smother her with a pillow. He and friend Joe burn

Cassie’s body secretly on the remote hillside. Cassie’s

parents report her missing. Midway through Al’s

wedding, everyone’s mobiles receive a video message.

Cassie sent the incriminating video and bachelor party

details to Jordan Green in case she disappeared. Al is

arrested at the wedding.

Produced by

Margot Robbie

Josey McNamara

Tom Ackerley

Ben Browning

Ashley Fox

Emerald Fennell

Written by

Emerald Fennell

Director of

Photography

Benjamin Kracun

Editor

Frédéric Thoraval

Production Designer

Michael T. Perry

Composer

Anthony Willis

Sound Mixer

Robert Eber

Costume Designer

Nancy Steiner

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Woman, LLC

Production

Companies

Focus Features

presents in

association

with FilmNation

Entertainment

a LuckyChap

Entertainment

production

Executive Producers

Carey Mulligan

Glen Basner

Alison Cohen

Milan Popelka

Cast

Carey Mulligan

Cassandra Thomas

Laverne Cox

Gail

Bo Burnham

Ryan

Alison Brie

Madison

Connie Britton

Dean Walker

Jennifer Coolidge

Susan

Max Greenfield

Joe

Christopher

Mintz-Plasse

Neil

Chris Lowell

Al Monroe

[uncredited]

Alfred Molina

Jordan Green

In Colour

[2.35:1]

Distributor

Universal Pictures

International

UK & Eire

This aisle is full of noises: Carey Mulligan as Cassie, Bo Burnham as Ryan

Banquette coverage: Mulligan

Credits and Synopsis