Mercy - The dark side of lust
| Movie | |
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| German title | Mercy - The dark side of lust |
| Original title | Mercy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | approx. 120 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Damian Harris |
| script |
David L. Lindsey (novel) Damian Harris (screenplay) |
| production |
Elie Samaha Andrew Stevens Amedeo Ursini |
| music | BC Smith |
| camera | Manuel Teran |
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Mercy - The dark side of lust ( Mercy ) is an American psychological thriller set in a sad-maso milieu from 2000 . Damian Harris wrote the script and directed. The main role was played by Ellen Barkin .
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Detective Catherine Palmer is investigating the murder of a young woman. The victim was tortured and handcuffed to a bed naked. Her friend Vickie Kittrie, who earns her living with extraordinary sex games, is interviewed. The murdered woman had a preference for sad-maso sex , which is why the policewoman in the scene informs herself about bondage . Furthermore, she does research in a group of women who meet regularly for erotic lesbian adventures. Vickie makes sexual advances to Catherine and tells of childhood abuse by the men in her family. Eventually Vickie is found murdered in the same way.
The psychiatrist Dr. Dominick Broussard has had difficult childhood patients. He embarks on sex adventures with them and secretly dresses as a woman. Like the women before, he is murdered by his patient Mary. She was previously abused by her stepfather without her mother noticing. The perpetrator shoots Catherine, who fights back with a knife and stabs her. In the end, Catherine drives to Vickie's parents' house and gives her younger sister to care.
Reviews
- According to Cinema, a thriller sinks into "sexual abysses".
- TV Spielfilm mentioned the "well-built women" in a "badly built story" .
Background information
- The film was shot in the Canadian city of Toronto . The budget was about $ 5 million.
- The film didn't come out in theaters. In the USA it was released on DVD and videotape in English. There were television broadcasts in German-speaking countries.
- Damian Harris and Peta Wilson attended the 2001 Moscow Film Festival with the film .
Web links
- Mercy - the dark side of pleasure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- KAOS2000 interview with Damian Harris (English)
- KAOS2000 interview with Peta Wilson (English)
- Mercy - the dark side of pleasure at Rotten Tomatoes (English)