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You Killed Me First

1985 · 11 min Drama Horror
4.6 / 10 · TMDB

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners, constructing voodoo dolls and entertaining other manners of dark drawing in her dank emo-den. When confronted with the humanity and hypocrisy of her tormentors, the young antihero vanquishes their belief systems (and bodies) asserting, "You killed me first!"

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Year 1985
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Horror
Director Richard Kern
Runtime 11 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.6/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs a claustrophobic portrait of adolescent rebellion, relying on gothic atmosphere and metaphors of bodily horror. It explores the limits of despair and the transformation of internal pain into an external, destructive force.

What lingers after viewing is a chilling examination of identity forged in darkness, where the victim decides when to become the executioner. A haunting inquiry into the price of self-liberation. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Richard Kern

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Watch alone late at night with lights dimmed. Perfect for dark coming-of-age tales.

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