Twerking, Satan and Travis Scott: Harmony Korine’s ‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Earns 10-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice, Despite Walkouts

Harmony Korine’s “Aggro Dr1ft” received a 10-minute standing ovation after its premiere at Venice Film Festival, despite a flurry of walkouts.Though some audience members left as soon as the experimental action film finished (and at least 25 departed before that), Korine’s hardcore fans stuck around for a rousing 10-minute ovation at the midnight screening.

As Korine greeted the crowd and did a happy dance, chants of “Harmony! Harmony! Harmony!” rang out.Each time the applause started to died down, Korine waved his hands in the air like a conductor, and the cheers started up again.Strippers twerking, demon-like crime lords chanting “dance bitch” and Travis Scott’s major-role debut are just a taste of what “Aggro Dr1ft” had to offer.

When Scott first appeared on screen about halfway into the film, the crowd erupted in applause.

However, the rapper was not in attendance at the premiere.The “Spring Breakers

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