Horst_In_Translation Review of Voyage to Agatis

Voyage to Agatis (2010 Video)

3 on a boat, not all of them will make it out alive

[4/10 · 21 April 2017]

"Reise nach Agatis" or "Voyage to Agatis" is a German German-language movie from 2010. It got written and directed by Marian Dora and now people who have seen perhaps some of his other stuff know what to expect here. Lots of violence and a rather absurd story and this is also what you will be getting, even if it is not as extreme as in other Dora films, at least in terms of the plot. The violence is sure there when we see people cut off nipples. Anyway, there is a relatively small cast here and all the action takes basically place on a ship. I will not mention the three names of the actors now. You can check the cast list if you want to know. They aren't famous at all. A young woman decides to join a couple on a ship and travel over the seas with them, but it's a voyage that becomes pretty horrific to her. Early on, the humiliations are only seen from the man towards the wife and he is still somewhat of a good host to the girl, but the longer the film goes the more the man is also brutal and damaging towards the girl. All in all, I would not say that this was a good film. But I must say it is also not as bad and terrible and garbage as some other stuff I have seen by Dora. There are actually some thrilling moments here that make the movie occasionally work. It probably also helped that the focus was only on so few characters and not on new character constantly joining the action. And at roughly 75 minutes, it is a movie that is half as long as some other Dora works actually and it also helps the film from dragging too much. Overall, it is only worth checking out for those who really love the filmmaker or the genre and underground/amateur aspect here. I myself do not really and that's why I give it a thumbs-down. Watch something else instead.