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Release Date:
28 June 2000 (France)
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Two young women, marginalised by society, go on a destructive tour of sex and violence. Breaking norms and killing men - and shattering the complacency of polite cinema audiences. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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Simply not very good.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Karen Lancaume | ... | Nadine (as Karen Bach) | |
| Raffaëla Anderson | ... | Manu | |
| Céline Beugnot | ... | Blonde at Billiards | |
| Adama Niane | ... | Boy at Billiards | |
| Christophe Claudy Landry | ... | Guy at Counter | |
| Tewfik Saad | ... | Server | |
| Delphine McCarty | ... | Severine | |
| Ouassini Embarek | ... | Radouan | |
| Patrick Kodjo Topou | ... | Big Thug (as Patrick-Kodjo Topou) | |
| Lisa Marshall | ... | Karla | |
| Hacène Beddrouh | ... | Lakim | |
| Patrick Eudeline | ... | Francis | |
| Ian Scott | ... | Rapist #1 | |
| Philippe Houillez | ... | Rapist #2 | |
| Steven Jhonsson | ... | Rapist #3 |
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Also Known As:
Rape Me (International: English title) (USA)
Baise-moi (Australia)
Fuck Me (International: English title) (literal title)
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Baise-moi (Australia)
Fuck Me (International: English title) (literal title)
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77 min | Colombia:72 min | Japan:74 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:18 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) |
Canada:R (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) |
Singapore:(Banned) |
Iceland:16 (strong rating) |
France:-18 (re-rating on appeal) |
Portugal:M/18 |
Ireland:18 (re-rating) |
Japan:R-18 |
Australia:Refused Classification (re-rating) (2002) |
Australia:R (original rating) |
Belgium:KNT |
Canada:18+ (Québec) |
Canada:R |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-16 (original rating) |
Germany:18 |
Hong Kong:III (heavily cut) |
Ireland:(Banned) |
Italy:VM18 |
Japan:R-15 (cut) |
Luxembourg:17 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 (with restriction) |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
South Africa:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (cut) |
USA:Unrated |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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This film is banned in Australia. It was initially released to a select audience but the Commonwealth government, by use of police force, closed down the screenings.
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Amidst all the controversy about the porno-style sex scenes, random acts of violence, liberal depictions of drug use and so on it seems the central question has been lost - is Baise-moi actually any good? Well, the answer is "No - not really."
It starts well enough, nicely setting up the two main characters with some very well-acted, almost documentary-like scenes. Well, I say nicely - the word seems hardly appropriate when these scenes include Manu and another woman suffering a genuinely harrowing rape while Karen prostitutes herself, along with a liberal smattering of general sex, violence and substance abuse. Nevertheless, the opening is well-played out and directed with surprising flair (especially considering that this is the debut movie for both its directors).
However, when the plot kicks in proper and the two women end up on the run together the film's interest begins to drop fast. Oddly, the further out of control the two protagonists get the less exciting the story is - it gradually becomes a mere retread of countless other low-grade revenge/exploitation movies, simply with a slightly more porno feel. By the denouement, to be brutally honest, I was bored stiff (a stiffness which is nothing to do with the pornographic element of the movie, I assure you).
One of the main problems is the inherent lack of any kind of point. The beginning of the movie seems to be setting the film up as an analysis of our responses to violence - of how an upbringing in a cruel and violent environment can manifest those tendencies in ourselves - and also as a commentary on the parallels and links between violence and the act of fornication. However, it completely fails to deliver on either of these promises in the second and third acts and, increasingly, one gets the feeling the film's only reason for being is that it thinks it is cool. Unfortunately for Baise-moi, it isn't. It's a wasted opportunity. It's only real use is as a shock tactic, but even this is wasted on anyone who's seen a porn film - the violence side of it is no worse than is seen in any number of straight-to-video action/thriller flicks.
Ultimately, all there is to recommend Baise-moi is a couple of impressive acting performances, a few amusing lines of dialogue and a thought-provoking 20 minutes at the start. The rest, sadly, is nothing to get excited about.