M.F.A.
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free- all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
29 April 1977, Tyler, Texas, USA
7 February 1962, Hampton, South Carolina, USA
26 December 1976, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
5 February 1983, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
21 September 1969, New York, USA
March 23, 2017
While it may not be a "feel good" experience by any means, M.F.A. is a genuinely necessary film that takes on an important issue and explores the many-faceted emotions and responses to rape with a great sense of nuance and emotional centeredness.May 02, 2017
Goes off the rails after an excellent first half hour, but Eastwood's performance is quite good, and the movie has its moments.October 10, 2017
Director Natalia Leite's ambition and accompanying uncertainty give the film its unruly and resonant energy.June 23, 2017
It is difficult to report negatively about a film that focuses on sexual assault when so few films are brave enough to, but when it is handled as poorly and dangerously as it is here, it is important to address its problems head-on.September 19, 2017
While the feminist intention is clear, the idea that either being raped, becoming a serial killer or a combination of both improves her art - and leads to her wanting to paint naked - is egregious.October 12, 2017
Disturbing, informative, and, at times, maddening.March 24, 2017
M.F.A. is intensely engaging, thought-provoking, and also mesmerizing.October 12, 2017
Brazilian-born filmmaker and actress Natalia Leite bypasses many of the clichés that make genre films featuring sexually based violence against women feel so sleazy.August 08, 2017
An unflinching examination of rape culture from a female perspective.March 21, 2017
"M.F.A.'s" themes call for a careful, consistent tone that it is rarely able to maintain, and an increasingly ridiculous third act squanders much of the empathy and engagement that Leite works so hard to build in the early going.