Synopsis
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions. As she struggles to get a grip on reality, the stories of conspiracy spread.
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Cast
- Natasha LyonneLou
- Chloë SevignySadie
- Meg TillyLorna
- Mark WebberGabriel
- Maxwell McCabe-LokosWarren
- Emmanuel KabongoLuke
- Neville EdwardsIsaac
- Morgan BedardJade
- Corey PascallJackson
- Lili FrancksAnha
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
Antibirth is novel, mysterious, and sometimes even dangerous enough to suck you in if you surrender to its confrontational, avant garde style. - 80
Screen Daily
Antibirth is intentionally ramshackle and hallucinatory as storytelling, seen through the viewpoint of characters who are mostly too stoned to concentrate – but it’s also highly crafted and unsettling. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Had the movie been just a little more thought through, it could have been a new classic. Antibirth is still quite good, though, with memorably surreal imagery and an abrasive texture that enhances Perez’s overall vision. As a portrait of a middle America full of forgotten people and ruined civilizations, this is one of the year’s scariest movies. - 60
The Guardian
Perez’ style is like a less-serious David Lynch, which is a nice comparison for a first-timer. Not all of his scenes nail that eerie surrealism, but he’s got a knack for a well-placed prop and the right timing for a dopey gag to come in and pop the balloon of suspense. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Although often narratively cryptic and stylistically uneven, Antibirth could serve to establish Perez’s reputation in low-budget horror. - 50
The Film Stage
Despite being energetic even if it wears out its welcome and fascinating even as it frustrates, it never quite commits to a tone in true punk rock spirit. - 50
Slant Magazine
It’s unfortunate that the only part of the film that works does so by taking the wind out of the rest of it. - 42
The A.V. Club
Thankfully, what it does have is Natasha Lyonne, who almost singlehandedly keeps this misconceived endeavor afloat, or at least not actively unwatchable.
