''Axolotl Overkill'' is a 2017 German

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directed by Helene Hegemann, and stars

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, and

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. The screenplay by Hegemann is based on her 2010

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''Axolotl Roadkill''. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2017 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section; where it was awarded the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography.

Plot

After the death of her mother, a sixteen-year-old girl (Mifti) becomes estranged from her self-absorbed father and controlling siblings. Lacking friends her own age, she keeps company with reckless adults. She falls in love with an older woman and

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(Alice), with whom she enters into a sexual relationship; while finding friendship with an actress and drug addict (Ophelia). The two embark on a three-day binge through Berlin clubs.

Cast

Production

Development

''Axolotl Overkill'' was produced by Vandertastic and

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, with financial support from

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. The Match Factory handled international distribution rights (excluding Germany). North American rights were acquired by

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on 14 February 2017.

Release

The film held its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2017. It was released theatrically in Germany on 29 June 2017.

References

External links

Official website
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