Damsel

In Nyla Inn’s “Damsel” (2024), a young bride’s nuptials to a dashing prince quickly devolve into a grim struggle for survival as she is betrayed and offered to a monstrous, fire-breathing dragon. The film subverts fairy-tale tropes with a sharp, dark edge, rendering the protagonist’s plight both harrowing and unexpectedly humorous. Inn’s direction strips away the romantic gloss, exposing the brutal mechanics of power and sacrifice in a world where innocence is a luxury few can afford.