On a remote holiday park in Cornwall, a young woman is drawn into a mysterious obsession when she suspects her boyfriend has cheated on her.On a remote holiday park in Cornwall, a young woman is drawn into a mysterious obsession when she suspects her boyfriend has cheated on her.On a remote holiday park in Cornwall, a young woman is drawn into a mysterious obsession when she suspects her boyfriend has cheated on her.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Emilia Copeland
- Red Haired Girl
- (as Emma White)
Carla Frida Rova
- Lilly
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAll entries contain spoilers
- GoofsNear the end of the film, Jade gives her coat to Ruth to keep warm after the swim in the ocean. Ruth returns home, and then goes to Jade's unit wearing the same coat, but Jade has already gone out to meet friends at the bonfire. After waiting for some time at Jade's unit, Ruth goes out to meet Jade at the bonfire wearing a wig. Jade is next seen at the bonfire now wearing the same coat.
Featured review
Cornwall by the sea.
'Make Up (2019)' follows a young woman who moves to a caravan park in Cornwall in order to be with her long-term boyfriend. As she adjusts to her new life, she finds herself increasingly unsettled by a mysterious redhead and the gnawing feeling that something just isn't right. The piece is a small, isolated experience that focuses on putting you in the perspective of its quiet main character. Its story is a blend of the overtly mundane and the subtly bizarre. As such, its genre is difficult to define. It really is an odd one, a relationship drama infused with often genuinely unsettling suspense - the stuff that belongs in a straight-up horror. That contrast creates an uneven experience that often feels like it doesn't quite know what it wants to be. That's actually rather fitting in retrospect, as uncertainty is a major theme of the movie, but it makes for an inconsistent in-the-moment experience. On top of that, the affair sometimes borders on being dull. It gets increasingly interesting as it goes on, though, and it does a good job of putting you in the head of its protagonist. It often succeeds in getting under your skin, featuring several disquieting scenes that almost put actual horror films to shame. Once you realise what it's doing (and has been doing all along), it becomes a lot more interesting. It explores its themes in a rather innovative way, subtly and slowly unravelling its material. It isn't exactly exciting but it is often engaging. It's a solid and unconventional first-time effort. 6/10
helpful•107
- Pjtaylor-96-138044
- Nov 5, 2020
- How long is Make Up?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Budget
- £500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $32,229
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content