08 March 2006

Tiresia (France, 2003)

This is the story of a Brazilian guy turned into a prostitute in the city of lights, Paris. He uses drugs and other pills to try to maintain the body of a woman. One night, he gets picked up by a guy who kidnaps him for a couple of weeks. After a fight with him, he escapes and is rescued by a girl who lives in the countryside. Then he starts to predict the future. The local folks go visit him to know what will happen to them. In exchange, he recevies gifts in the form of food, and that is the way he sustains himself. A very strange plot based on a Greek mythology. At times slow, the movie has its interesting turning points. It is nonetheless cruel and has quite a few graphic and violent scenes.

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