Parents hire a hitman for their daughter. The twist? She's still living rent-free in their heads.
An elderly Italian couple seek the services of a small time hit-man to "remove" their obese and abusive daughter Bella from their home and ultimately their lives.
Acting
Galani's deadpan maternal venom is perfection
Direction
DiMarco squeezes a feature's tension into 19 minutes
Editing
Punchline timing that would make Coens jealous
Director
Daniel DiMarco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Damon Herriman's one-scene pizza delivery later became his trademark—he played Charles Manson twice for Tarantino.
The title's 'Beauty IS the Beast' flips the fairy tale: Bella's monstrosity is her parents' projection, not her size.
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