No.3 Hidden Gem Movie of 2015: Honey Trap(2015)
Why it’s good: Honey trap is the outstanding debut feature from female director Rebecca Johnson. A coming of age tale with a brutal edge that simply must be seen. Honeytrap follows a teenage girl negotiating her first sexual experiences in a society where boys have the upper hand. Wanting to bring greater urgency to her theme, Johnson drew on a series of real-life “honeytrap” incidents – in particular the 2008 case of a 16-year-old girl who led a boy to his death in a Croydon cul-de-sac. “I wanted to understand how kids who were to me very lovable and respectful could have ended up in a situation where they would do something really terrible.”
According to the Guardian, Honeytrap was well-received at last year’s London film festival – Johnson, 44, was nominated as the BFI’s best British newcomer – and at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Now Johnson is setting her sights further afield. She’d love to make her next film in the deep south, but, she says, “I’ll continue to tell stories about women in men’s worlds and underdogs and outsiders.”
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