Director Marianna Palka | 2017 | 93 minutes | Dark Comedy, Drama | English
Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival 2017
Bitch is the provocative tale of a woman who snaps under life pressures and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog. Her philandering, absentee husband is forced to become reacquainted with his four children and sister-in-law as they attempt to keep the family together during this bizarre crisis.
“AN INSANE, HILARIOUS, AND HEARTFELT DARK COMEDY”
–BLOODY DISGUSTING
“BITCH IS DARKLY FUNNY AND OFTEN ODDLY SATISFYING.”
–PUNCH DRUNK CRITICS
“Bitch is a wild, original piece of work.”
–The Playlist
“Palka is an astonishing force.”
–Paste Magazine
“RITTER’S IS THE BEST PERFORMANCE FROM AN ACTOR I’VE SEEN THIS YEAR”
–TRUSTMOVIES
“A SATIRICAL SCREAM OF RAGE AGAINST PATRIARCHAL PREROGATIVES.”
–THE NEW YORK TIMES, CRITIC’S PICK
“MARIANNA PALKA’S VICIOUS FEMINIST SATIRE HAS PLENTY OF BARK AND BITE”
–INDIEWIRE
“(PALKA) PLAYS JILL’S CANINE TRANSFORMATION WITH GUSTO … THERE’S SOMETHING FORMIDABLE IN THE BLUNT CHAOS PALKA HAS CONJURED”
–VARIETY
Marianna Palka – Director, Actress – (Good Dick, Girls)
Jason Ritter (W., Freddy Vs. Jason)
Jaime King (Sin City, Escape Plan 2: Hades)
Brighton Sharbino (The Walking Dead)
