Violet (2014 film)

Violet
Directed by	Bas Devos
Written by	Bas Devos
Running time	85 min
Country	Belgium/Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Violet is a 2014 Belgian/Dutch film written and directed by Bas Devos.

The film follows the actions of 15-year-old Jesse, after witnessing a violent act against his friend.^[1]

• César De Sutter - Jesse
• Koen De Sutter
• Mira Helmer - Marie
• Raf Walschaerts - Walte

Violet was released in 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 20 critics' reviews^[1]

In another review aggregator also from the United States, Metacritic, the movie has a score of 77 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Writing for Cinema Crazed, Emilia Black published a positive review, noting that "Violet is a moving film but may not be for everyone as it is slow, moody, and depressing".^[4]

Nikola Grozdanovic, in his review for IndieWire said that "this is an exquisitely shot suburban tale of trauma, stretching the 'show-don't-tell' golden rule of filmmaking to the furthest reaches."^[5] For Variety, Ronnie Scheib called the film a "visually stylized, highly original depiction of a teen's stages of grief."^[6]

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design^{[by whom?]} at Film Fest Gent in 2014.^{[citation needed]}