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Baise-moi
2000 77 min France R 18+
★4.3
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi
📖 Based on the novel
«Baise-moi»
byVirginie Despentes
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Description
Nadine and Manu are two mad women, as tidy as can be, almost perfectionists. They have several things in common: extreme sex, drugs, beer and the trigger. They find the solution to their problems with guns and beware to those who dare to get in their way!
US Gross:
$420,224
Worldwide:
$940,944
Starring
Raffaëla Anderson
Actor
Karen Lancaume
Actor
Céline Beugnot
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Baise-moi is a highly polarizing French transgressive film that draws sharp division between viewers who see it as a raw, essential work of feminist-adjacent auteur cinema and those who view it as a crude, poorly executed exploitation exercise. While its depiction of sexual violence and nihilism creates a visceral, uncomfortable experience, audiences remain deeply split on whether the film achieves meaningful social critique or if it is merely empty provocation.
| Originality | The film’s integration of explicit, unsimulated sexual content and extreme violence creates a visceral, shock-heavy atmosphere that some find authentic and others dismiss as cheap exploitation. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography and visual style employ a stark, handheld, anti-aesthetic realism that divides audiences between those appreciating its raw, gritty immersion and those criticizing it as low-quality or amateurish. | |
| Acting | The performances, often featuring non-professional actors, are viewed by some as hauntingly convincing and brutal, while others find them unconvincing, amateurish, or lacking in depth. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay’s attempt at social and feminist commentary is perceived by some as a bold exploration of female rage and societal oppression, while others dismiss it as a hollow, directionless, and incoherent rant. | |
| Direction | The overall execution and technical craft are heavily criticized as lacking artistic merit, with many reviewers finding the pacing and plot progression disjointed or nonexistent. |