RAW Meets LITTLE MERMAID in Coming of Age Body Horror BLUE MY MIND
At 15 years of age, Mia is in the throes of puberty; like her peers, her body is going through changes—but she’d no ordinary girl.
We’ve seen coming of age used as a metaphor in genre offerings like Raw, Wildling, and Ginger Snaps; the hormonal and physical changes of adolescence make for some truly brilliant body horror with intelligent subtexts. Blue My Mind is another twisted coming of age saga, but, having just seen the trailer, it looks like nothing we’ve seen before!
Give the synopsis and trailer a spin below.
Synopsis:
15-year-old Mia and her parents move to the suburbs of Zürich. While Mia plunges into a wild teenager existence, her body begins to change oddly. First hardly noticeably, but then with a force that threatens to drive her out of her mind. Mia’s transformation progresses inexorably, and she turns into the being which has slumbered within her for years… and is now gaining the upper hand.
The limited theatrical run for November kicks off in los Angeles at the Laemmle Glendale, where the film runs for two weeks thru to November 15. The film will also play on the big screen in Columbus (10/26), Denver (10/26), and Tuscon (11/9), with other cities to be announced.
Blue My Mind is written and directed by Lisa Brühlmann and stars Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, and Regula Grauwiller.
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