Beautiful Violence
A terminally ill businessman weaponizes racism and his own death to secure his family’s financial future through a stranger.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- confrontational
- bleak
- festival film programming
- social justice discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chad deliberately uses racist pressure to compel Carlos, a stranger, to kill him.
Chad engineers his death so his family can collect life insurance money.
Carlos and Chad meet for the first time and are forced into a violent moral confrontation.
Both men are willing to commit or facilitate lethal violence for their families.
Films like Beautiful Violence, and why
The Banker
shared social-issue drama, racial tension, and morally coercive confrontation
American History X
shared intense interpersonal conflict, racial injustice, and compressed dramatic storytelling
Monster's Ball
shared intimate drama, systemic racism, and emotionally confrontational character dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Joey Medina
- Release Date
- 2021-12-04
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Eric Blake
- Bill Dawes
Common questions
- What is Beautiful Violence about?
- A terminally ill businessman weaponizes racism and his own death to secure his family’s financial future through a stranger.
- What is Beautiful Violence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beautiful Violence as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Beautiful Violence violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beautiful Violence as brutal.
- Which films are like Beautiful Violence?
- Films with a similar feel include The Banker, American History X, and Monster's Ball.
- How long is Beautiful Violence?
- Beautiful Violence runs 13 minutes.
