Soft & Quiet, a new movie just added to Netflix, is a film about racism that's so horrifying it gave one critic a panic attack.
It should tell you all you need to know about what this Netflix movie has in store for viewers by explaining the significance of the title. “Soft and quiet” is the approach favored by a kindergarten teacher named Emily, in terms of how best to advance the cause of white supremacy. And unlike the way that other movies rub viewers’ noses in the visceral horror of racism, this one does so in perhaps the most stomach-churning way possible: By focusing largely on the perspective of the villains.
“Taking place in real-time, elementary school teacher Emily organizes a mixer of like-minded women, but an altercation between a woman from Emily’s past and the group leads to a volatile chain of events.” Long story short: Be very aware of what you’re getting yourself into if you decide to check out this movie on Netflix. To say it’s not an easy watch is quite an understatement. “Araújo crafts a tense film that slowly reveals how simple racist rhetoric can escalate into physical violence on the turn of a dime,” opines
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