The Neon Demon
(2016)
★ 6.5 IMDb · 4,014 votes
Year: 2016
Runtime: 117 мин
Country: United States of America, Denmark
Director: Николас Виндинг Рефн
Cast: Эль Фаннинг, Карл Глусман, Джена Мэлоун, Белла Хиткот, Эбби Ли, Десмонд Харрингтон, Киану Ривз, Кристина Хендрикс, Алессандро Нивола, Чарльз Бейкер
Plot
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
The sixteen year-old aspiring model Jesse arrives in Los Angeles expecting to be a successful model. The aspirant photographer Dean takes photos for her portfolio and dates her. Jesse befriends the lesbian makeup artist Ruby and then the envious models Gigi and Sarah in a party. Meanwhile, the agency considers Jesse beautiful with a "thing" that makes her different and she is sent to the professional photographer Jack. Jesse attracts the attention of the industry and experiences a successful beginning of her career. Ruby, Gigi and Sarah, however, will do whatever is necessary to get this "thing" for themselves.