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Saltburn, a black-comedy thriller, is the second feature film by English writer and director Emerald Fennell
. Released in 2023 and primarily set in 2007, Saltburn follows a young Oxford student named Oliver Quick, who develops an obsession with a fellow student, the popular and wealthy Felix Catton. A series of dramatic and suspicious events unfold when Felix invites Oliver to spend the summer at his family’s home, an English country house named “Saltburn.” Combining macabre humor with shocking twists, the movie explores the dark consequences of personal obsession, class difference, and privilege.Read a full plot summary of the movie, an in-depth analysis of Oliver Quick, and an essay about what the movie's ending means.
