A Dance of Intimacy, Ambition and Despair

2024

A review of Saulė Bliuvaitė’s film Toxic for No Niin

A review of Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Toxic, explores intimacy, ambition and the desire to belong. Through the film’s portrayal of adolescence in 1990s Lithuania, the text reflects on friendship, self-image, the pressures of social expectations, and our relationships with the world around us.

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No Niin is an independent online magazine at the cusp of art, criticality, and love; founded in Helsinki in 2021 by Elham Rahmati & Vidha Saumya.

Film still from Toxic, 2024