When It Melts
When It Melts
7.379%
Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts herself with her past and faces up to her tormentors.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 3, 2025
The cruelty of youth rears its ugly head for young Eva played brilliantly by Rosa Marchant. A strict father and alcoholic mother form the cornerstone of Eva’s troubled life, but that’s really just the beginning. Our entrance into the story though is through the perspective of an older Eva (Charlotte De Bruyne), clearly tormented by the traumas of her past. And when Eva sets out on a trip back to her hometown on an apparent collision course with the source of her trauma, it’s through her memories and flashbacks that we get the window into her torment.
This a very difficult film to recommend, however, because the main source of Eva’s trauma eventually does play out on screen and it is extremely uncomfortable to watch. It’s pretty horrific, potentially triggering for sensitive folks, and I’m just not quite sure about its inclusion. It certainly garners a visceral reaction. It’s a very well made film, I’m not so sure that I’m glad that I watched it though.