Why This Messy ‘Drama’ Could Only Exist in Trump’s America

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/A24The most twisted film of the year is also the most romantic. That dichotomy is what makes Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s first of many onscreen collaborations so controversial. Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama has gone viral for its subversive take on the dark comedy romance genre by adding in an early reveal that Zendaya’s seemingly sweet literary editor character, Emma, was almost a school shooter.