A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.
The Garden Cinema View:
It's difficult to discuss The Drama without addressing the twist that propels the film in an entirely unpredictable direction - so we'll tread carefully.
Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario) is the epitome of a satirist, particularly interested in exploring the gap between what we project and who we actually are. Drawing from our obsessive social media culture of curated perfect lives and flawless coupledom, he excavates the space between reality and performance - and what happens when people confuse their projected image with their actual self.
In this respect, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are ideal casting: young, gorgeous, sophisticated and genuinely entertaining to watch. The film shrewdly begins like a run-of-the-mill boy-meets-girl encounter in a bookshop, before throwing us in a completely unexpected direction.
What Borgli is emphatically not interested in is people-pleasing. He operates gleefully on the periphery of political correctness with his jokes and sudden observations. This, combined with a twist destined to disturb some whilst satisfying others, makes for a film guaranteed to provoke conversation.
The programming team found ourselves equally entertained and divided by The Drama - we'd love to hear what you think on the Members' Area.
