Kirsten Dunst plays the lead role in this dark comedy series: the impossibly tough Krystal Stubbs, a waterpark employee who has to claw her way up the ladder of a cult-like pyramid scheme that caused the death of her gullible husband.
Set in 1990s Florida, working mom Krystal has to scheme her way through a system set up for failure. ‘It is a story of false image, desperation and exploitation, one that gets at the core lie of the American dream,’ as Vanity Fair puts it.
While Tiger King has its tigers, On Becoming a God in Central Florida features Kirsten firing a shotgun into a swamp of alligators and dismembering one to feed her daughter. ‘It’s about a mother trying to make it work!’ says the 38-year-old actress. ‘I get to put things that are ugly into my roles. I can express my rage through Krystal. It ends up almost being therapeutic in a way. I could play Krystal because I understand her, but also I get to release those things.’
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