“This is an exciting, creative and exhilarating jolt of cinema, and one of the more perfect “small gems” to arrive for some time.”
Homeless young heroin addict Harley (Arielle Holmes) drifts along the streets of New York in search of her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones) drifts in and out of her life. Arielle Holmes had actually lived rough on the streets of NYC and, after being discovered by Josh Safdie, wrote and texted him almost every situation and story she experienced. Heaven Knows What is a great early film from the brilliant Safde brothers (Good Time, Uncut Gems) and the soundtrack makes excellent use of Isao Tomita's electronic interpretations of Debussy, bathing the entire film in a woozy narcotic haze.