‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’ Review: A Luminous Two-Hander from Slovenia About Online Pals Navigating the Waters of IRL Friendship

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‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’ Review: A Luminous Two-Hander from Slovenia About Online Pals Navigating the Waters of IRL Friendship

Variety · 3 hours ago

"Everything That's Wrong With You" is a new Slovenian drama reviewed at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where it is screening in competition. Written and directed by Urša Menart, the film is her second feature after 2018's "My Last Year as a Loser" and continues her focus on millennial and Gen Z anxieties, likened by the reviewer to female-friendship indies such as "Frances Ha." Its strength lies in the chemistry between leads Klara Kuk and Anuša Kodelja as it examines how online intimacy translates, awkwardly and tenderly, into real-life connection.

The story follows Maruša (Kodelja), grieving her mother's death, who begins messaging influencer Alja (Kuk) online before impulsively travelling, dog in tow, to Alja's home in a German coastal town over New Year. What starts as an uneasy, uninvited visit develops into a close bond, captured in desaturated, wintry cinematography by Roy Van Egmond. The review frames the film as a thoughtful look at how digital-era friendships hold up once tested in person.

  • Slovenian drama "Everything That's Wrong With You" screens in Sarajevo competition
  • Director Urša Menart's second feature explores online friendship becoming real-life bond
  • Praised for lead performances by Klara Kuk and Anuša Kodelja

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