SummaryMatvey has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend's parents' apartment and kill her father Andrey with a hammer to restore her honour. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey's attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don't quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable - not to mention ruthless - opponent tha... Read More
Directed By:Kirill Sokolov
Written By:Kirill Sokolov
Why Don't You Just Die!
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Generally Favorable
69
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Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
82% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Apr 24, 2020
80
A rip-roaring, bloody slice of Russian genre cinema that combines a tightly plotted narrative with a stylish command of craft to hugely entertaining, immersive effect.
Apr 20, 2020
80
It won’t be for everyone, certainly, but if social distancing has you not just climbing the walls but contemplating punching a hole in them, this might just be the perfect cathartic lockdown movie.
User score
Generally Favorable
76% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
18% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
6% Negative
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Apr 21, 2020
10
it is just pretty perfect russian movie, i think it js cool, funny, etc. It worth your time!
May 24, 2022
7
This is very much a bloody violent, somewhat gore infested film. Its pretty over the top and I suppose that give its the dark comedy - its very darkly comic, though if you don't like blood and guts, even in a somewhat exaggerated, almost comic book style way, then you won't find this 'funny' really. I'm not sure if I can call it funny in the 'normal' sense - of this type of film, its about what you may expect I suppose. I'd also like to point out that the film features some pretty bright lighting - almost all of the film takes place in one apartment, with old fashioned, bright wallpaper and strip lights etc. all clearly standing out. Ofcourse the plot line is ludicrous, if anything then that may be what makes you laugh - the title gives it away a bit. Its a bit like a duracell bunny, with more than one character seemingly surviving the un-survivable. I'd like to think most people watching (well, everyone watching, surely?) would realise this is hardly a realistic plot but that's ok, its only a film - this is definitely not a biopic!. I guess if you like this kind of film then yes, I'd recommend it.
Apr 21, 2020
75
At its best when breathlessly racing from one set piece to the next, Sokolov’s comedy really only has a single central joke to its name—gouts of blood firing in high-pressure streams at moments when the audience least expects them—and yet delivers that simple dose of brutal humor with mindful precision.
Apr 21, 2020
70
Sokolov’s debut feature is a clever, bloody as hell, often hilarious virtuoso exercise in excruciating harm-doing among mendacious people.
Apr 9, 2020
67
These people are so greedily narcissistic that the best fun lies in what they’re willing to do to each other and how they react upon realizing that truth.
Apr 17, 2020
63
The gory, but weirdly blasé Russian black comedy Why Don’t You Just Die! feels like a gross exercise in style that’s also a passable tribute to Jim Thompson’s bleakly hilarious crime novels, and a brain-dead critique of post-Soviet consumerism.
Apr 20, 2020
60
Aside from the film’s more immediate pleasures, what is perhaps most intriguing about Why Don’t You Just Die! is Sokolov’s almost visible attempt to find his own voice: among this melange of film-school influences, it’s undoubtedly there, though perhaps it hasn’t quite formed yet.
May 5, 2021
1
Unwatchable torture porn. Really disturbed that literally anyone was able to sit through this whole thing.
Production Company:
- White Mirror Film Company
Release Date:Apr 20, 2020
Duration:1 h 39 m
Awards
Riviera International Film Festival
• 4 Nominations
Fantasia Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Grimmfest
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations




























