“We're all about to lose our minds.”
Saltburn follows Oliver Quick, an Oxford student who feels out of step with the world around him until he is drawn into the orbit of Felix Catton. Felix invites him to spend the summer at Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling country estate, and Oliver is pulled into a life that is as seductive as it is unsettling. What begins as an invitation to stay becomes a close look at desire, status and the uneasy power of belonging.
Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, the film stars Barry Keoghan as Oliver, whose fascination with Felix shapes the story’s uneasy momentum. Jacob Elordi plays Felix Catton, the charismatic aristocrat who opens the door to Saltburn, while Rosamund Pike appears as part of the family circle that gives the estate its sharp social edges. The cast moves through the house’s rituals and tensions, giving the film its mix of wit, discomfort and mounting intensity.
Set in the early 2000s between Oxford and a grand English estate, Saltburn uses privilege and isolation to frame its darkly comic drama. The film leans into obsession, longing and social performance, with a tone that shifts between deadpan humor and growing menace. Its polished surfaces and uneasy mood make the setting feel both glamorous and corrosive.
Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, the film stars Barry Keoghan as Oliver, whose fascination with Felix shapes the story’s uneasy momentum. Jacob Elordi plays Felix Catton, the charismatic aristocrat who opens the door to Saltburn, while Rosamund Pike appears as part of the family circle that gives the estate its sharp social edges. The cast moves through the house’s rituals and tensions, giving the film its mix of wit, discomfort and mounting intensity.
Set in the early 2000s between Oxford and a grand English estate, Saltburn uses privilege and isolation to frame its darkly comic drama. The film leans into obsession, longing and social performance, with a tone that shifts between deadpan humor and growing menace. Its polished surfaces and uneasy mood make the setting feel both glamorous and corrosive.
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6.9 / 10