When describing similar films, we usually say, "fasten your seat belts." However, that doesn't quite fit here because Aggro Dr1ft is a real ride without brakes – pure cinematic madness from which no restraints will protect you. It's a film you will either love or hate.
There is no room for nuance here: Harmony Korine’s latest work, from the mind behind the memorable Spring Breakers, is one big trigger warning, squeezing every last drop out of the cinematic form. During the 24th mBank New Horizons IFF (Wroclaw, July 18-28), we invite you to the only special cinema screening of Aggro Dr1ft in Poland.
Festival passes are available for purchase until June 18 or until sold out – we encourage you not to wait until the last minute.
Aggro Dr1ft: A riot on the screen, a riot in our heads
It's a film that has become cult even before its release. "Aggro" – from "aggressive behavior" — means fight in slang, but the title refers more to what Aggro Dr1ft does to the audience than to its plot.
Aggro is Harmony Korine in his most extreme version, featuring all the drastic content – sex and violence; everything that is appealing and repulsive. The story is simple: BO, a melancholy hitman, is out to eliminate a demonic Florida drug boss. Aggro – perhaps the first sensory experimental action film – was shot entirely with a thermal camera, giving its characters a creepy, dehumanized look while transporting them to a mythical dimension. It feels like a parallel world, some kind of aesthetically innovative (also in terms of the soundtrack) live-action game.
Korine, the director of Spring Breakers, has mentioned in interviews that he did not actually intend to make a film. Where better to show this "picture" or "experience" than on the big screen of room number 1 at Wroclaw's New Horizons Cinema? (Description by Ula Śniegowska)
Please note: Aggro Dr1ft will be shown only once during the festival — the only theatrical screening of this film in Poland. The date of the screening will be announced on July 2.