Two affairs, one church, zero chill — Dutch erotic horror that burns everyone alive.
Raina embarks on an affair with the tortured Nick. The compulsion towards excessive behaviour forms the nexus of their relationship. Isabelle is bound up in a lifeless marriage. The two women meet in a church. Their physical contact begins as a caress but ends in a fit of aggression.
Direction
Brienen's unhinged maximalist vision, barely controlled.
Acting
Var Verkaaik commits to unhinged physicality completely.
Director
Edwin Brienen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edwin Brienen was a controversial figure in Dutch underground cinema, known for deliberately provocative low-budget productions that courted scandal.
The film sits awkwardly between the 'Dutch Sex Wave' of the 70s and modern extreme cinema, too late for notoriety, too early for niche rediscovery.
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