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S & M: Les Sadiques
Germany 2016
produced by Alexander Bakshaev, Ludwig Reuter, Mimi Robin, Funny van Money, Sandra Bourdonnec (executive), Sarnt Utamachote (executive) for Yellow Bag Films
directed by Alexander Bakshaev
starring Nadine Pape, Sandra Bourdonnec, Kevin Kopacka, Nikolaus Sternfeld, Harry Baer, Mark Windsor, Robin Jentys, Pixie Pee Magic, Jennifer Balk, Thomas Lee Rutter, Fred Delsemme, Yvonne Lona, Nastasia Beausejour, Vladislav Overchuk, Mimi Robin, Isabel Sovic, Jan Gryczan, Bang Viet Pham, Sean Black (voice)
written by Alexander Bakshaev, Sarnt Utamachote, music by Alexander Zhemchuzhnikov, Kevin Kopacka, Daniel J. White
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Having run away from home somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Germany,
Marie (Nadine Pape) suddenly finds herself stranded in snow-covered
Berlin, with none of her so-called friends willing to give her shelter,
and a barman (Nikolaus Sternfeld) who pretended to be sympathetic to her
case ultimately only tries to rape her. Ultimately she finds abode in the
hallway of a random apartment building ... where she's found by Sandra
(Sandra Bourdonnec) who lives in the building, and who let's Marie stay at
her place. Soon, Marie finds out that Sandra is into kinky sex, and Marie
really opens up to her, sexually, soon becoming her perfect slave.
Eventually, the two take in a guy (Bang Viet Pham) for some asphyxiation
games, but that gets out of hand and the guy ends up dead ... and since
the two women can't prove their innocence, they just get rid of the body
by throwing it into the river. This experience of course only deepens
their relationship, and for a time they seem inseparable. And then Sandra
tells Marie to pick up a random guy and bring him home to her as a sex toy
- and even if she doesn't like the idea, Marie tries her best and meets
musician Corrado (Kevin Kopacka) ... and falls in love with him, so
instead of taking him home to Sandra they go to his place. With Corrado,
life could be perfect for Marie - but Sandra's not one to let go ... S
& M: Les Sadiques is a very likeable no budget movie, as it
despite its extravagant subject matter stays clear of cheap sensationalism
or the urge to be hip or over-the-top or post modern and instead tells a
timeless story with all the romance and meanness, nudity and violence in
the right places. Now the film as such is dedicated to Jess Franco (and
his chief chronicler Robert Monnell), and one can of course see the
influences, but S & M: Les Sadiques is somehow equally rooted
in the works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and arthouse cinema from the
1970s. Well worth a look!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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