A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
The latest release from A24 Films premiered at last month’s SXSW Festival, earning an Audience Award nomination.
PRAISE FOR DEATH OF A UNICORN
Delivers a timely expose of the semantic tactics of control and disinformation sowed by the hilariously clueless and unabashedly selfish rich elite. –Chicago Daily Herald
In a Hollywood where often new ideas are deemed poison, anything that dares to be different is commendable. –City AM
The Succession style scenario of a rich family with no morals may be a tad overdone at this point but the Alien inspired visuals of nature fighting back are wildly amusing and sets this fantasy-comedy-horror apart. –SciFiNow
Dealing in mythical creatures gave Scharfman carte blanche in developing the story. He built on the basic unicorn legend, weaving in a sinister undertone to create a wicked horror fantasy that fuses beauty and malice. –Digital Journal
‘R’ 104min
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