The Misandrists
2017 film
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The Misandrists is a 2017 English-language German drama film directed by Bruce LaBruce.[1] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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| Directed by | Bruce LaBruce |
| Written by | Bruce LaBruce |
| Starring | Susanne Sachße |
| Cinematography | James Carman |
| Edited by | Judy Landkammer |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
The film centres on a radical feminist group plotting a revolution to overthrow patriarchy in Germany.[1] It is thematically linked with LaBruce's shorter film Ulrike's Brain, which premiered in the Berlin Film Festival's Forum program in the same week.[3]
Cast
- Susanne Sachße as Big Mother
- Viva Ruiz as Sister Dagmar
- Kembra Pfahler as Sister Kembra
- Caprice Crawford as Sister Barbara
- Grete Gehrke as Sister Grete
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 36 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "The Misandrists mounts a memorably gonzo assault on the patriarchy — one whose wild ambition and outré aesthetic are often enough to cover for its uneven execution."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[5]
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