Movie

Safe Word

2022 · 94 min

An intimate, unsettling found-footage portrait of identity and desire that blurs documentary and performance.

Tagline: We'll go far together!
Overview: Misa is an underground idol and being filmed closely for a documentary. One day, an owner of BDSM club "H" perceives Misa's potential and headhunts her as a dominatrix. Misa is confused at first, but when she meets the top dominatrix Kanon, she learns sexual pleasure she never knew. She then decides to pursue a career of both idols and BDSM.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, sexuality, media
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
sexuality
media
power
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong