Medusa Deluxe CFF

United Kingdom, 2022, 100 mins.

DIRECTOR: Thomas Hardiman

WITH: Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Clare Perkins, Darrell D'Silva, Debris Stevenson, Harriet Webb, Heider Ali, Kae Alexander, Kayla Meikle, Lilit Lesser

An extravagant, contemporary continuous-shot murder mystery at a lively hairdressing competition from British writer-director Thomas Hardiman– what more could you want?! Amongst a haze of glitter and hairspray, it is discovered that a stylist has been killed and scalped, sending the group of professional hairdressers and models into a tizz. A whodunnit drama then emerges, as rivalries are stoked and trust is broken down within the group. Robbie Ryan’s masterful camerawork follows the suspects and witnesses through the labyrinth of dark staircases and neon-lit rooms in a kaleidoscope of comedy, paranoia, and passions that border on obsession.

“Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest” John Bleasdale, D-Movies.

The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge and the Eastern region but also throughout the UK.

Content warning: Contains very strong language