The Bad Batch - 2016
The Bad Batch is a 2016 American dystopian thriller film directed and written by Ana Lily Amirpour. The film follows a young woman named Arlen who is exiled to a desert outside Texas, where people deemed undesirable by the government (the "bad batch") are forced to fend for themselves. Arlen is attacked by a group of cannibals led by a person called Miami Man and barely escapes alive to a bizarre settlement run by a charismatic leader named The Dream. The film stars Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, and Giovanni Ribisi.
The Bad Batch was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Some praised its unique style and originality, while others criticized its thin writing and slow narrative drift.
