Girls with Balls
{{Infobox film
|name = Girls with Balls
|image = Girls with balls xlg.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = Olivier Afonso
|writer = Olivier Afonso
Jean-Luc Cano
|producer = Jean-Marie Antonini
Jérôme Vidal
|starring = Guillaume Canet
Denis Lavant
Dany Verissimo-Petit
|music = Sacha Chaban
|cinematography = Sascha Wernik
|editing = Sébastien de Sainte Croix
|studio =
|distributor = Netflix
|released = {{Film date|2018|9|23}}
|runtime = 77 minutes
|country = France
Belgium
|language = French
}}
Girls with Balls is a 2018 French-Belgian dark comedy horror film directed by Olivier Afonso and written by Olivier Afonso and Jean-Luc Cano.{{cite web|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Mintzer|first=Jordan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/girls-balls-review-1168602|title='Girls With Balls': Film Review|date=December 12, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/girls-with-balls-is-a-great-title-for-a-not-so-great-mo-1829334217|title=Girls With Balls Is a Great Title for a Not-So-Great Movie|last=Lussier|first=Germain|website=io9|date=September 26, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2019/07/26/girls-with-balls-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/|last=Keller|first=Joel|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Girls With Balls' On Netflix, A French Horror Comedy About A Volleyball Team Being Hunted By Hillbillies|website=Decider|date=July 26, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}
Plot
The film follows the Falcons, a championship volleyball team, which follow a detour home through remote, unknown roads. They come across a bar, where they are challenged with a most dangerous game.{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/girls-with-balls-review/|title='Girls With Balls' Review: Not Quite the "Volleyball Team vs. Killer Rednecks" Movie You're Looking For, But Close|website=Slash Film|last=Donato|first=Matt|date=October 3, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}
Cast
- Guillaume Canet
- Denis Lavant as Barman
- Dany Verissimo-Petit as Dany
- Tiphaine Daviot as Jeanne
- Manon Azem as Morgane
- Camille Razat as Lise
- Orelsan as Cow-Boy
- Anne-Solenne Hatte as Hazuki
- Tony Corvillo as Borgne
- Louise Blachère as M.A.
- Victor Artus Solaro as Coach (as Artus)
- Alex Moreu Garriga as Moustachu
- Mathieu Madenian
- Margot Dufrene as Tatiana
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} critics, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus states: "While occasionally funny and relentlessly gory, Girls With Balls is neither particularly strong on cheap thrills nor a very remarkable entry to the trash horror genre."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girls_with_balls|title=Girls With Balls|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}
Scott Tobias of Variety wrote "Afonso doesn't push the cartoonish allure far enough into shocks or titillation, and he's not inventive enough to make up for the absence of cheap thrills".{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/girls-with-balls-review-1203277223/|title=Film Review: 'Girls With Balls'|last=Tobias|first=Scott|magazine=Variety|date=July 24, 2019}}
Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Mintzer commented "Girls with Balls scores some points for its Z-movie conceits but could have benefited from stronger writing and direction".
According to Kimber Myers of the Los Angeles Times, "This is a deranged nightmare of wildness, as full of laughs as it is arterial sprays".{{cite news|title=Review: Outlandish French horror-comedy 'Girls With Balls' doesn't mind getting down-and-dirty|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-07-25/girls-with-balls-french-horror-comedy-review|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 25, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4725842}}
Category:French comedy horror films
Category:Netflix original films
Category:2010s French-language films
Category:French-language Belgian films
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