"baise moi" is a film that certainly doesn't hold back it's punches - it features hardcore sex with blood splattering violence. yet that said, it is no more violent then the majority of shoot 'em up films from hollywood, and the sex scenes are not as graphic as your average porn film. unfortunately though for "baise moi", the fact that they combine the two gets them banned from nearly every country in the world (only switzerland and holland are showing the film in a wide release).
the story is a simple variation of "thelma & louise" with an added dash of "man bites dog" and your basic european fuck film. it's shot dogma style (digital video blown up to 35mm) without the ridiculous self-imposed rules, and the acting is honest and raw with the majority of the cast coming from the porn industry (go figure).
in terms of outrageous behaviour the characters are no more violent or sexual then those in "natural born killers". if you're an average adult there is nothing in this film you haven't seen before. so the question is: why is this film being banned from so many countries? why do censor boards choose to treat us adults like children, deciding what we should or shouldn't see?
in years to come "baise moi" will be considered the grandmother of films that choose to push the boundaries of sex and violence (although at that time such movies will be considered normal). let's just hope we don't have to wait 25 years to see this film in our neighbourhood movie theatre where it rightly belongs - with an r-rating of course.
the story is a simple variation of "thelma & louise" with an added dash of "man bites dog" and your basic european fuck film. it's shot dogma style (digital video blown up to 35mm) without the ridiculous self-imposed rules, and the acting is honest and raw with the majority of the cast coming from the porn industry (go figure).
in terms of outrageous behaviour the characters are no more violent or sexual then those in "natural born killers". if you're an average adult there is nothing in this film you haven't seen before. so the question is: why is this film being banned from so many countries? why do censor boards choose to treat us adults like children, deciding what we should or shouldn't see?
in years to come "baise moi" will be considered the grandmother of films that choose to push the boundaries of sex and violence (although at that time such movies will be considered normal). let's just hope we don't have to wait 25 years to see this film in our neighbourhood movie theatre where it rightly belongs - with an r-rating of course.
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