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1st May 2024
04:46pm BST
Netflix continues to churn out some incredible additions to its streaming service, now adding one of 2022's most talked-about films - Triangle of Sadness.
Coming from writer/director Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure, The Square), Triangle Of Sadness tells the story of a celebrity couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yara (Charlbi Dean, who sadly and suddenly passed away in 2022 at the age of 32) on a luxury cruise filled with very wealthy guests.
With a very drunk captain (Woody Harrelson) at the helm, the yacht soon heads into the path of a huge storm, and the true nature of the rich and famous on board all begin to show their true colours in the face of potential death.
The film really takes aim at the 1% and there are some intensely stomach-churning scenes about halfway through that get Östlund's point across in the tongue-in-cheek way he is becoming known for
Triangle of Sadness premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier in 2022 and received an eight-minute long standing ovation, taking home the festival’s biggest prize, the Palme d’Or.
It was also nominated for three big awards at the Oscars - Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Taking home $25.1 million from a $15.6 million budget, Triangle of Sadness has definitely flown under the mainstream radar, but for everyone that did see it, it was all they could talk about. It's absolutely worth a watch.
Take a look at some of the reviews for Triangle of Sadness, which is available to stream on Netflix now, below.
BBC - "[Östlund] makes astute observations about small social niceties, but he pushes every awkward situation to the point where viewers gasp and wince."
The Times - Yes, the metaphor can seem very on-the-nose: the super rich, in this economic climate especially, are obscene and repulsive! But it's a film of great subtlety (really) and benefits from multiple viewings.
Empire Magazine - "An absurd, iconoclastic riot. Ruben Östlund’s point may be blunt — yep, rich people are bad — but his telling of it is hilariously, breathlessly entertaining."
Mashable - "After that final breathless shot, rather than walking out chuckling, you may walk away with your own triangle of sadness engaged, brow furrowed, mouth agape, mind whirring. And isn't that kind of rush worth the price of admission?"
A.V. Club - “It’s a stellar film that hits a rare sweet spot as both mainstream, accessible entertainment, and also an undeniably incisive piece of cultural commentary. And best of all, it will keep you on your toes until the sensational final moment of its breezy drift.”
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