Holiday | Little White Lies

Holiday

31 Jul 2019 / Released: 02 Aug 2019

Words by David Jenkins

Directed by Isabella Eklöf

Starring Lai Yde, Thijs Römer, and Victoria Carmen Sonne

A woman in a bikini standing on the bow of a boat, surrounded by a calm turquoise sea.
A woman in a bikini standing on the bow of a boat, surrounded by a calm turquoise sea.
3

Anticipation.

Whipped up a level of controversy since its 2018 Sundance premiere.

3

Enjoyment.

Makes for alternately tense, dull and painful viewing.

3

In Retrospect.

A very fine debut, if a little one-note.

Abuse of all styles and intensities feature in this chilling crime drama from the perspective of a gangster’s moll.

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