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Les Anges Exterminateurs (2006)

Les Anges Exterminateurs poster
Original title
Les Anges exterminateurs
Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genre
drama film, erotic film, thriller film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 78 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A director casts three actresses for a movie about female eroticism. As they perform sexual acts for him, hidden thoughts and emotions lead to tragedy.

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What happens

The Exterminating Angels (French: Les Anges exterminateurs) is a 2006 French erotic drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2006 and received a limited release in the United States on 7 March 2007. The film is about a director named François who embarks on a film project about female eroticism. He meets three struggling actresses who perform sexual acts in front of him. What François does not realise is that there is a lot more going on in the girls' heads than other parts and this leads to tragic consequences. The film is semi-autobiographical; in 2002, director Brisseau had been arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sexual acts in front of him during their audition. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Jean Musy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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