Overview
- Erupcja, which drew new reviews Friday, earns strong notices for its small-scale style and Charli XCX’s lead turn.
- The story follows Bethany, a Londoner who flies to Warsaw to see her old friend Nel, a choice that strains her boyfriend Rob’s secret plan to propose.
- Reviewers note a running volcano motif, including a Mount Etna eruption that grounds flights as Bethany and Nel reconnect.
- Pete Ohs made the film with his actors, serving as director, cinematographer and editor while sharing writing credit with Charli XCX, Will Madden, Lena Góra and Jeremy O. Harris.
- Variety and the Los Angeles Times highlight the film’s ’60s-arthouse mood, voice-over narration and music by Charlie Watson and Isabella Summers, and they single out Charli XCX’s screen presence.