Movie

Punish Me

2007 · 87 min

An uneasy, quietly transgressive character study that keeps you at a distance while its power games slowly tighten around you.

Overview: Angelina Maccarone's intense drama deals with the obsessive relationship between a confused teenager and an elder woman. Elsa Seifert successfully works as probation officer, but the relationship to her longtime companion is in trouble since their common daughter moved out. Then she gets to know Jan, a 16-years-old offender, who frankly offers to submit himself sexually to her. Although being shocked in the beginning, Elsa gets more and more attracted by the young man...
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, identity, isolation, power
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
power
sexuality
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong