Sick of Myself (2022)
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- Synopsis:
- Norwegian comedy drama written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp) and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.
- Actors:
- Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, Sarah Francesca Brænne, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Ingrid Vollan, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Henrik Mestad, Anders Danielsen Lie, Frida Natland, Guri Hagen Glans, Mathilda Höög, Seda Witt, Elisabeth Bech Aschehoug, Terje Strømdahl, Anne Kokkinn, Christian Torp, Andreas Rand, Erlend Mørch
- Directors:
- Kristoffer Borgli
- Producers:
- Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
- Writers:
- Kristoffer Borgli
- Aka:
- Syk pike
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Norway
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Reviews (1) of Sick of Myself
Deliciously Brilliant Satire of the Psychopathy of Female Victimhood - Sick of Myself review by PV
"The whole victim thing is a lie" one character says here - I almost shouted YES!!!! at the screen, having been the victim of female trolls/abusers/stalkers online who are JUST like the pity party poseur here - the usual victimhood-craving babywoman who weaponises lies to get revenge on any who question 'her truth', esp but not only men.
It starts slowly, going nowhere fast, and I thought this would be an arty film wallowing in self-regard, pretention and dullness. HOW WRONG I WAS! I should have known - I gave the same writer/director's first film DREAM SCENARIO 5 stars too. I greatly look forward to Kristoffer Borgli's next film/s!
The story plays with concepts of fame and attention-seeking in the digital age. Italian film REALITY (2012) is the best I've seen re reality TV fame.
But this film goes further. Via very clever and subtle steps, we see the main character, a self-pitying cafe manager, metamorphise into full-blown psychopath who exhibits all the nasty, vindictive, self-obsessive traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The delusions of grandeur mean anyone who dares question or slight the 'victim' and all their fake disorders ends up getting targeted as an 'enemy'. I have seen this. I have lived this, via deeply deranged malicious online attackers (one psychowoman esp).
Anyway, watch it for yourself. I shall watch this again in a few weeks/months for sure as there are brilliant characters are little blips and plants all the way through, so you have to concentrate when watching this. If you want a brainless film experience, watch Barbie. Want a brilliantly intelligent film and a deliciously vicious and true satire, watch this.
Brilliant stuff. 5 stars.