EJ Moreno looks at seven iconic extreme French films… During the 2000s, American horror fans saw a rise in extreme violence in their horror. From Hostel to Saw, it was fair to say that things weren’t the cheesy fun slashers we saw decades before. But where did this start? For many film fans, we look […]
Extreme Cinema – Baise-moi (2000)
Baise-moi, 2000. Directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie. Starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson. Baise-moi caused a great deal of controversy on its initial release in France when its original 16 and Over rating was raised to the rare X certificate by the French government in the wake of protests from the far right pro-family […]