Why Don't You Just Die!

This extravagantly violent Russian comedy thriller is tremendous fun.

Offering wall-to-wall gore and super-stylised visuals, this bloody chamber piece is not for the squeamish.

A rip-roaring, bloody slice of Russian genre cinema that combines a tightly plotted narrative with a stylish command of craft to hugely entertaining, immersive effect.

It's a movie where you will know pretty quickly whether it's going to be for you or not. I liked it right away.

It's simultaneously so bloody and gory, but there is a simplicity and a playfulness to the structure... A lot of fun, but definitely not for the squeamish.

When the viscera is flying, this approach works beautifully; even when you're watching Matvey get brutalized through hands clasped over your eyes, you're still watching.

Sokolov creates a rather crazy black comedy where pulp violence and unexpected turns are the ideal excuse to narrate, behind closed doors, the misadventures of a Russian family corrupted by dysfunctionality. Full review in Spanish

Between violent atrocities meted out with shotguns, power tools and the like, the exclamatory debut feature from Russian writer/director/editor Kirill Sokolov plays bracingly fast and loose with audience expectations.

Derivative, yet good gory fun...

Why Don't You Just Die? is a wildly successful debut film for Sokolov.