Aggro Dr1ft

Aggro Dr1ft (stylized in all caps) is a 2023 American experimental action crime film directed by Harmony Korine and starring Jordi Mollà and Travis Scott. Its plot follows an assassin on a mission to kill a demonic crime lord. The film is presented entirely in infrared photography.

Aggro Dr1ft had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2023. It appeared in various venues, before releasing in limited theaters for a week starting on May 10, 2024.

Premise

“The film orbits around a melancholic assassin named BO (Jordi Mollà) as he prepares to vanquish a demonic crime lord in a Floridian realm of vivid pinks, blazing yellows, and deep purples. But the particulars of its minimalist plot are largely moot; the vibe is what’s paramount.”

Cast

• Jordi Mollà as BO
• Travis Scott as Zion

Production

In July 2023, it was announced Harmony Korine had directed an untitled film shot entirely in infrared, with Travis Scott set to star, after previously collaborating on Circus Maximus which released that same year. Korine stated at the Locarno Film Festival, "I am excited. I have never made anything like it. I was trying not to make a movie. I don’t know if it will be a scandal, but it will be its own statement."

Release

Aggro Dr1ft had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2023. It also screened at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023, and at the 61st New York Film Festival in the Spotlight Gala section. The film was screened at the Los Angeles strip club Crazy Girls on February 7 and 8.

The film was later presented in a "world tour" accompanied by audiovisuals and DJ sets, starting in Elsewhere in Bushwick, Brooklyn on April 16, before heading to London and Tokyo. Eventually, the film would have a limited theatrical run in select cities from May 10 to 16. The film was released internationally in Video on demand format on June 28.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.1/10. On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 47 out of 100 based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”.

In a positive review, Mark Hanson of Slant Magazine wrote that the film "crafted an experience that’s worth tripping out to, cotton mouth be damned". Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a mixed review, writing that the film "is visually thrilling but somewhat tedious to sit through — better as wallpaper than the main attraction." Bilge Ebiri of Vulture was more negative in his review. In response to Harmony Korine claiming that "he wasn’t trying to make a movie", Elbiri quipped "Well, he hasn’t."

References

External links

• Official website
• Aggro Dr1ft at IMDb
• Aggro Dr1ft at Rotten Tomatoes