Co-directed by and starring French porn actresses, the controversial Baise-Moi is based on ex-prostitute and director Virginie Despentes' best selling novel of the same name. As with the novel, the film includes a shocking rape scene that is meant to be disturbing and features scenes of close up penetrative real sex.
Violently poetic and sexually striking, the title, which translates as 'Screw Me' or 'Fuck Me', is a tale of female fury and revenge and, having now received an 18 certificate in the UK, will become available to rent on VHS and DVD on 24 March 2003 via Universal Pictures Video and to buy on 14 April 2003 despite continuing to attract the wrath of censors world-wide.Banned in Canada, France and Ireland, Baise-Moi is the first non pornographic feature film to feature actresses having real live sex on screen and follows the adventures of Manu (Raffaela Anderson) and Nadine (Karen Bach), two women who have lived difficult and abused lives and for whom sex plays a pivotal and often destructive role.Manu is an underage porn star and Nadine a prostitute but their paths do not cross until Manu’s life is tipped over the edge by being raped and Nadine becomes angry at the world after seeing her best friend being shot. Following a chance encounter and, with nothing left to lose, the two decide to alter their destinies and take the world by storm by embarking on a rage-filled road trip of explosive sex and murder.Living for adrenalin and sensation, the girls have sex whenever they need and kill whenever they please, leaving behind a trail of mischief and dead bodies. Creating a media furore and a police man-hunt, the fugitives know that they have only a limited amount of time to vent their torrential feelings on the world that has excluded, raped and humiliated them.Baise Moi is released on 14th April 2003 by Universal Pictures. To celebrate the release, we've got a pair of Baise Moi suede knickers, a T-shirt and a copy of the DVD to give away. For your chance to win, click on the the contribute a story link giving us your name, email address, stating that you are over 18 and answering the question 'Who plays Manu in Baise Moi'?
