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Medusa Deluxe

Medusa Deluxe

2022Movie⏱️ 1h 41mR
DramaMystery
6.1
IMDB Rating
2,420 votes

A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing contest. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of a contestant sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.

Director
Thomas Hardiman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Luca Pasqualino, Lilit Lesser, Clare Perkins
Release Date
August 11, 2023
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
📋 5.3K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Luca Pasqualino
Luca Pasqualino
as Angel
👤
Lilit Lesser
as Angie
Clare Perkins
Clare Perkins
as Cleve
👤
Kayla Meikle
as Divine
👤
Debris Stevenson
as Etsy
👤
Heider Ali
as Gac
Kae Alexander
Kae Alexander
as Inez
👤
Harriet Webb
as Kendra
Nicholas Karimi
Nicholas Karimi
as Patricio
Darrell D'Silva
Darrell D'Silva
as Rene

💰 Box Office

$68,560
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Production
BBC Film, British Film Institute (BFI), EMU Films

🏷️ Keywords

murder mysteryhair stylistblack humorscalphair model

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Medusa Deluxe
by CinemaSerf2023-06-16
6/10

"Set amongst the cut-throat world of a regional hairdressing contest, this rather thinly spread drama follows the antics of some would-be competitors who gather for their annual jamboree only to find that one of their number has been killed. Scalped, to be precise. As the story develops, we see that there are no shortage of suspects from the great and the good as the scene-stealing "Cleve" (Clare Perkins), "Divine" (Kayla Meikle) and "Kendra" (Harriet Webb) spat, squabble and spar like the best of them. They are all stuck waiting for the police to question them so ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Cleave (Clare Perkins) says that the elaborate Fontange hairstyle, incorporating a sailing ship, is based on 'Orient 1791'. Orient was the French flagship at The Battle of the Nile (1798)and was destroyed when her magazine caught fire and exploded during the battle.

📖 Synopsis

A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing contest. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of a contestant sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.