Baby Reindeer
2024
Original language: English
- drama
The story
When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.
What it’s like
Warm amber bar light and cramped close-ups give way to cold, grey London flats, with the camera often lingering uncomfortably near faces during silences. Phone screens, voicemails and stage spotlights punctuate the frame, and the score stays sparse, so the dread builds in the gaps between lines. The vibe is anxious, unsettling and bleakly funny, the feeling of watching someone hold a laugh in while something goes badly wrong. It suits a late night alone when you can handle tension, not a relaxed evening. The intensity is heavy: sexual assault is depicted and discussed, along with relentless stalking, harassment and sexual content, and the trauma lands hard and stays with you. Its emotional register is raw and self-implicating rather than gentle, with long, uneasy stretches of shame and fear. It is for viewers who want an honest, dark psychological drama about obsession, trauma and the stories people tell about themselves, and who are ready for discomfort.
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