X (2022)

Directed by

Ti West

Genre

horror film, slasher film

Country

New Zealand, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 4,025 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1979, a group of amateur filmmakers arrive at a remote Texas farm to shoot a pornographic movie. The elderly couple who live there become violently hostile, threatening everyone on the property.

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What happens

X is a 2022 American slasher film written, directed, produced and edited by Ti West. It stars Mia Goth in dual roles: a young woman named Maxine and an elderly woman named Pearl. The film also stars Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, and Scott Mescudi. Set in 1979, the film follows a cast and crew who gather to make a pornographic film on an elderly couple's rural Texas property but find themselves threatened by the homicidal couple. A24 announced X in November 2020. Principal photography occurred in February–March 2021, primarily in Fordell, New Zealand. Goth underwent extensive prosthetic makeup for Pearl, and special effects were employed to depict violent scenes in the film. Characterized as a contemporary take on psycho-biddy, X draws inspiration from horror, exploitation, and pornographic films, and emphasizes the interplay between beauty, aging, and self-worth. The score was composed by Tyler Bates and Chelsea Wolfe. X had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States five days later by A24. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It is the first installment of the X film series, followed by the prequel film Pearl (September 2022) and the sequel MaXXXine (July 2024). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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