But Baetens ratchets that tension up to fifth gear with this heightened adaptation of Lize Spits 2021 novelThe Melting.

In a heartbreaking performance that will no doubt make many audiences uncomfortable, Marchant fleshes out the characters backstory.

Which, to put things in a cryptic way, is what its determined heroine is aiming for.

Rosa Marchant When It Melts

Rosa Marchant in ‘When It Melts’Savage Film

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