Twerking, Satan and Travis Scott: Harmony Korine’s ‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Earns 10-Minute Standing Ovation in Venice, Despite Walkouts
variety.comEllise Shafer Harmony Korine’s “Aggro Dr1ft” received a 10-minute standing ovation after its premiere at Venice Film Festival, despite a flurry of walkouts.
Though some audience members left as soon as the experimental action film finished (and at least 25 departed before that), Korine’s hardcore fans stuck around for a rousing 10-minute ovation.
As Korine greeted the crowd and did a happy dance, chants of “Harmony! Harmony! Harmony!” rang out. Each time the applause started to died down, Korine waved his hands in the air like a conductor, and the cheers started up again.
Strippers twerking, demons chanting “dance bitch” and Travis Scott are just a taste of what “Aggro Dr1ft” had to offer. When Scott first appeared on screen about halfway into the film, the crowd erupted in applause.
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