When Zoey Deutch first appears on screen in Chad Hartigans new film The Threesome , she carries the energy audiences have come to expect from her: magnetic, charming and quietly in control. But as the story unravels, Deutch sheds the comedic sparkle that has defined much of her career to reveal something rawer a young woman caught between desire, self-definition and the weight of consequence.
The film, which opened in South African cinemas last Friday, follows three friends who slip into a sexual experiment that seems, at first, like a fantasy realised but quickly morphs into an emotional reckoning. For Deutch, whose career trajectory has often leant towards romantic comedies and lighthearted dramas, the role marks a pivot into more complex emotional territory.
Breaking free from the It girl label