I get what Holiday is trying to do but it took far too long to get there. The world we occupy is not the same for all people. Indeed, people are compartmentalized and some simply belong together for better or worse.

In this case a sadistic Danish gangster and his seemingly innocent, young, gold digging, lover are not so far removed from one another as first impressions may suggest. Neither is normal. They share a violent, at times sadistically abusive, dysfunctional relationship that feeds off itself and binds them together. Much as they might resemble normal people they can't make the adjustment to the world outside of their twisted dynamic. When one of them tries, it ends badly and bloodily.

Its an interesting concept but its overly long lead in, where the ground is always shifting between perceived normalcy and sudden, abrupt brutality, is overdone. When this film does finally get where it inevitably has to go, its dissipated a lot of its energy, leaving the ending feeling a little anti-climatic.

In short, there's a lot to like here its a well crafted, unsettling experience but its approach needed to be reworked. In a sense it over explains itself and could have had more impact had it been shorter and more succinct. 6/10 from me.

A very weird character piece with a central character that is tough to describe and quite self destructive. Now violence against women in general is something that is more than appaling. Violence in general that is uncalled for is something that I find despicable.

Now it is important to remember this is just a movie and certain things are heightened. This movie is not supposed to entertain in that way. If you actually get excited by those things, something might be wrong with you. And I say might because there is still the fact that I don't necessarily think everyone will take this as real life lesson. Again, this is a movie with a female main character that is beyond a certain edge/reach. Her character is complicated and while she lets herself being abused, that does not mean she does not have a mind of her own. Some people relish in certain things or are just plain crazy ... again this is complex to a degree that you could contemplate a lot of things and accuse the movie also of a lot of things. There is grounds to discuss - if you are willing to endure the pain of watching certain things (not so much explicit violence but more of the mind twisting kind)

You could describe the "Holiday" of the title as the holiday from hell as gangster's girl, Sascha, (Victoria Carmine Sonne),finds herself in perpetual fear of violence, (sexual and otherwise),from her brutal drug-dealing boyfriend in the gorgeous surroundings of the Turkish Riviera. Since the film was directed by a woman, (newcomer Isabella Eklof),I suppose you could argue it's some sort of feminist take on sexual violence; if made by a man it would be exploitative but being made by a woman it's 'honest'.

Of course, that doesn't make it any less unpleasant and since it's singularly lacking in any real 'plot', it can't really be described as a thriller. On the other hand, Sonne is excellent as the beautiful and unfortunate Sascha and Lai Yde exudes just the right degree of menace as the drugs baron. What story there is basically revolves around Sascha's growing attachment to a guy she meets and whose presence only adds to her problems. What's lacking is any real tension; the people on screen aren't just dislikeable but dull and in the end, all the film has going for it is the scenery.