M.F.A.
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free- all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
12 April 1987, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
16 June 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 March 1989, Santa Cruz, California, USA
29 April 1977, Tyler, Texas, USA
16 June 1990, Shrewsbury, England, UK
16 November 1987, San Francisco, California, USA
March 24, 2017
M.F.A. is intensely engaging, thought-provoking, and also mesmerizing.
October 12, 2017
Disturbing, informative, and, at times, maddening.
August 08, 2017
An unflinching examination of rape culture from a female perspective.
March 23, 2017
While it may not be a "feel good" experience by any means, M.F.A. is a genuinely necessary film that takes on an important issue and explores the many-faceted emotions and responses to rape with a great sense of nuance and emotional centeredness.
June 23, 2017
It is difficult to report negatively about a film that focuses on sexual assault when so few films are brave enough to, but when it is handled as poorly and dangerously as it is here, it is important to address its problems head-on.
March 21, 2017
"M.F.A.'s" themes call for a careful, consistent tone that it is rarely able to maintain, and an increasingly ridiculous third act squanders much of the empathy and engagement that Leite works so hard to build in the early going.
October 12, 2017
Brazilian-born filmmaker and actress Natalia Leite bypasses many of the clichés that make genre films featuring sexually based violence against women feel so sleazy.
May 02, 2017
Goes off the rails after an excellent first half hour, but Eastwood's performance is quite good, and the movie has its moments.
September 19, 2017
While the feminist intention is clear, the idea that either being raped, becoming a serial killer or a combination of both improves her art - and leads to her wanting to paint naked - is egregious.
October 10, 2017
Director Natalia Leite's ambition and accompanying uncertainty give the film its unruly and resonant energy.
