New ‘It’ couple Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson) invite you to their wedding of a lifetime, in the newest release of filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, The Drama.
As the title suggests, the movie unravels a series of dramatic events, serving the audience a chaotic, shocking experience of the engaged couple.
The film’s marketing strategy has been rather secretive, with the trailer revealing the lovely couple preparing for their wedding, when suddenly challenged to reveal each other’s ‘worst thing they’ve ever done’.
It’s clear that Zendaya’s character’s revelation causes some tension between the couple, which sets the mood for the rest of the movie.
University of Limerick, student Ilinca Barcaru, was among those who went to see the movie.
“I wasn’t expecting that at all. I thought it was about a couple getting married, but it was much more than that,” she said.
This reaction is in keeping with director Borgli’s established style of eerie, border on surrealistic movies, as is also seen in Dream Scenario (2023) and Syk Pike (2022).
What might be more interesting for audiences to know, is the drama that’s been going on behind the scenes of the movie’s production.
Borgli has found himself at the centre of controversy with social media users discussing whether he’s still worthy of a platform.
This controversy comes after an old essay of his resurfaced on Reddit (originally published in the Norwegian magazine D2 in 2012) upon the movie’s release, describing what fans call an ‘inappropriate’ affair between the director and a 16-year-old girl.
While legal in Norway, Borgli was 27 at the time of the affair, which has left a sour after-taste amongst the filmmaker’s fans.
Though the drama of The Drama has hit social media, the controversy hasn’t influenced Limerick cinema goers.
With an average showing of five times a day at Castletroy’s ODEON cinema and full theatres, the movie is attracting large audiences and was in the top three most watched movies in early April.