Beneath the "grime," the film has surprising heart. Critics from Screen Daily note that Carla Juri’s breakout performance is the film's "revelation," portraying Helen with a "verve and intelligence" that makes her complex and oddly endearing.
For more community perspectives, you can browse audience reviews on Letterboxd or check the latest critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes . ‘Wetlands’ review by Connor Stephens - Letterboxd Wetlands (2013)
Directed by David Wnendt and based on Charlotte Roche’s controversial bestseller, Wetlands (2013) is a German coming-of-age film that is as tender as it is repulsive. It follows Helen Memel (Carla Juri), an eccentric 18-year-old whose obsession with bodily fluids and hygiene experimentation lands her in the hospital after a botched intimate shaving accident. Beneath the "grime," the film has surprising heart
You enjoy subversive indie cinema, "unreliable narrators," or stories that challenge social taboos around the female body. Beneath the "grime