Holiday (2018 film)

Holiday is a 2018 Belgian-French drama film directed by Isabelle Stever. The film stars Saida Jawad, Cassandra Clapisson, and Makita Samba.

The film centers on Sascha, a young woman on vacation with her boyfriend, Fuad, a controlling and dangerous gangster, at a luxurious resort in Turkey. The film explores themes of abuse, control, and the allure and danger of wealth and power. Sascha finds herself increasingly isolated and trapped within Fuad's world as she becomes more aware of the dark reality underlying the seemingly glamorous lifestyle. Holiday depicts the psychological manipulation and physical threat that Sascha endures, and her struggle to find a way out of the situation.

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and received mixed reviews, with some critics praising Stever's direction and Jawad's performance, while others criticized the film's bleakness and graphic content.