What if you were down on your luck, expecting a child soon, and had to ask for help from your rich parents, who might be the two worst people on earth?
Zoe Pepper’s BIRTHRIGHT answers that question in a dark comedic thriller that has Quentin Dupieux and Yorgos Lanthimos influences. (The leather jacket with fringes that the father and son fight over might have been inspired by Dupieux’s Deerskin.)
The cast of Travis Jeffery, Maria Angelico, Michael Hurst, and Linda Cropper all do great work, but Hurst is in a league of his own as the bitter, angry father, who is just a dreadful person. If you like your comedy uncomfortable, then keep an eye out for this Australian gem.
