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Exploitation (2012)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Story:
Eva auditions for a role in an obscure art-house film. An anonymous, masked director creates an intimidating atmosphere. He dominates and humiliates Eva, forcing her into prostitution. She sleeps with a Jewish film producer named Josh. When he refuses to help her financially, Eva blackmails him by threatening to tell his wife that they slept together. Back on the film set, Eva's heading towards her own downfall. It's just a matter of time before her individuality and emotions are eliminated for 'the sake of art'.
Style:
art house, bleak, dark, disturbing, tense, controversial, independent film, metafiction, tragic
Plot:
manipulation, control, exploitation, abuse of power, coercion, blackmail, film industry, female protagonist, humiliation, sexploitation, dehumanization, intimidation, prostitution, obsession, infidelity, performance art, minimalism, urban, psychological drama, film within a film
Time:
contemporary
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