tonight on TV in Belgium: "SM-rechter" aka "S&M judge"

[samm]

A movie about a judge who is prosecuted because he and his wife are in the bdsm scene. imdb link

Has anyone seen it? Did you like it? Was it a good scetch of the real thing or too cliché? Other thoughts on the movie?

[Snark]

It's interesting. I saw a subtitled version. It's a true story about a judge and his wife who enjoy bdsm. They get set up and exposed for activities more extreme than they typically did. It would likely be extremely censored in this country on anything but cable/sat adult channels.

[ar1]

Just watched this film (subtitled) and would definitely reccommend it. It was an interesting story, and whilst not gripping as a movie I think that's because the director has tried to stay true to the real events that the film is based on and shoot it more as an educational, eye-opening documentary (without commentary of course) than a sensationalist blockbuster which, given the storyline, it could probably easily have been. I liked it a lot; it makes me incredibly angry that a man engaging in consensual sex (always gotta think of the SSCs) with his wife can be convicted for what he does in his private life and consequently lose his job and have his sexual tendencies made public to all. I think the director did a great job, the actors even more so - I was completely drawn in to their lives - and there's a lot of stuff in here that I think can help perhaps the more inexperienced to S&M. Some of the acts the couple participate in had me pretty freaked out (piercing and branding are not for me!) but it provided me with a first glimpse at what it might potentially be like inside a BDSM club. There's a good intro to the film before the S&M issue gets addressed, which I think is great for drawing in a wider "vanilla" audience too. There's often talk on this forum on how to let your respective other know you're interested in BDSM... well... I think watching this film together could really provoke a good discussion on the topic whilst you begin to gage each other's opinions. If anyone else has watched this film I'd love to hear your thoughts on it too :-)

[samm]

Hey, how cool that you've watched this movie! Though it's a small budget production, and a rather unknown film, it truthfully portrays a couple who are gradually exploring bdsm together, I think it may appeal to many here.

[ar1]

I think it may appeal to many here.

Oh definitely! As a BDSM forum you'd probably be hard-pushed to find a S&M film that wouldn't appeal to lots, but I really want to emphasise how thought-provoking this film is rather than being a visual treat, so to speak. Worth the watch if you can source it, and as for being a small budget production (though I'm no film fanatic) it didn't show.