Sundance Rejected It, the MPA Censored It, but ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Still Stands Among the Year’s Most Provocative Movies

Sundance Rejected It, the MPA Censored It, but ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Still Stands Among the Year’s Most Provocative Movies

Vainglorious edgelords, internet trolls, social media addicts, and school-shooting obsessives populate the wounded world of the new film “Our Hero, Balthazar” — a world that is unmistakably our own. It’s directed and co-written by Oscar Boyson, a co-founder of the Safdies’ former Elara Pictures and a producer on a number of their early films. Despite all this timeliness and pedigree, though, and a cast led by Gen Z superstars Jaeden Martell and …

Our Hero, Balthazar Cast on the Dark Truth Behind Friendship

Our Hero, Balthazar is a comedy-drama about the dangers of misguided friendship. It follows Jaeden Martell as Balthazar, a socially awkward and wealthy teenager, who believes he can stop an online troll from harming others. He travels to Texas to try to put a stop to it, all to get the attention of a crush at school. Asa Butterfield plays Solomon, the online troll, and together the two characters form a rocky, tense friendship. “Working with As…

Effectively dark Our Hero, Balthazar an “only in America” tale

Our Hero, Balthazar’s titular lead (Jaeden Martell) isn’t sincere. He spends his days filming videos for social media, mustering up crocodile tears about the latest headlines. His hollow approach soars to the next level when he falls for Eleanor (Pippa Knowles), a true noble crusader. Hoping to win her heart—despite her adamant insistence he’s a creep—Balthazar seeks a splashy cause. The random Texan in his Instagram DMs proclaiming his intent t…