![]() Her father is looking for her (despite the fact that no one in the family knows anything about Mila’s life apparently). As you may have gathered, this is a theme for SLEEPLESS BEAUTY. While Mila is being tortured, though, there are side bits that attempt to fill in the blanks. Narratively, this can only frustrate the viewer while they are trying to slog their way through this addition to the torture porn genre. Like with other elements of the film, we are left to figure out for ourselves and fill in the blanks as to how she is being kept awake. The rules that Mila has to follow (not sleeping) lacks follow-through. While SLEEPLESS BEAUTY wastes no time setting up what appears to be the catalyst for Mila’s abduction (a failed assassination attempt), the bulk of the film centers around the hope-draining torture of this random human being. Whether or not this experiment was successful, well, you’ll have to watch the film. Unbeknownst to her, everything that is happening to her is being broadcast in a secret chatroom for their own sick entertainment while Recreation themselves observe the progress of their experiments. She must follow all tasks put before her if she wants to survive. Over a loudspeaker, she is informed of the rules that she must abide by in order to make it through whatever this ordeal is going to entail. Chosen perhaps due to her lack of relations to family or friends, Mila is faced with a dilemma upon waking up in a seemingly abandoned warehouse. In SLEEPLESS BEAUTY, we see Mila (Polina Davydova) abducted by a mysterious organization called Recreation. The film is directed by Pavel Khvaleev and is written by Aleksandra Khvaleeva. It is this method of torture that we see utilized against Mila in Pavel Khvaleev‘s SLEEPLESS BEAUTY. While the acting, camera work, and visuals propped up the film, the overall story itself and the lack of character development delivered more questions than answers. Knowing its impact on the brain, it’s no wonder that sleep deprivation is utilized as a method of torture. ![]() One night’s bad sleep can increase mood instability, decrease impulse control, reduce the immune system’s efficiency, and impair memory.
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