Baise-moi (Fuck Me)
Directed by Virgine Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi.
Baise-moi is an intense and disturbing film. It is a roadtrip of two women who have simply had enough of being victims of abuse and take charge of their own lives. Manu (Raffaella Anderson) is gang-raped and sets out on a killing spree on which she encounters Nadine (Karen Bach). They kill and fuck; that is basically the plot. The moral is much harder to establish; what is this film actually trying to say about women — as violent killers and as sexual beings?
There has been an outcry around the world about the film’s depiction of actual sex, both in the rape scene and later when the women choose to have sex. Its R rating is now being reviewed as conservatives (who have not seen the film) want it banned. Baise-moi, far from a great film, has the potential of becoming a cult classic and everyone should be allowed to make up their own minds about it.
Sol
