King Baby

August. 03,2019      NR
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A collage storybook retelling of the Jesus Christ story with Digital, Super 8, 16MM, and VHS, primarily set within a decaying and run-down world and divided into three acts. Accompanying the film's images is distilled church music provided by various noise artists. This is the first feature film from Los Angeles experimental filmmaker Case Esparros and was released in 2019.

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Reviews

Diagonaldi
2019/08/03

Very well executed

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Suman Roberson
2019/08/04

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

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Ava-Grace Willis
2019/08/05

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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Allison Davies
2019/08/06

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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