Blaze (2022)

Directed by

Del Kathryn Barton

Genre

drama, fantasy, crime

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 12-year-old girl witnesses a traumatic event and struggles to cope with its aftermath. The film follows her attempt to process what happened while locked in her home.

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What happens

Blaze is a 2022 Australian drama film co-written and directed by Del Kathryn Barton and produced by Causeway Films. The film premiered in New York in the International Narrative Competition at the 2022 Tribeca Festival and was released in a limited theatrical release in Australia on August 27, 2022 and in the US in January 2023. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for the performance of its 13-year-old lead Julia Savage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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