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Outsourcing (2007)
Six Great Minutes
I got a chance to catch this short film at the Milano Film Festival. It was a great little surprise with a big message. As far as I could tell, (I don't speak German) the acting was fantastic and what destroys many short films is terrible actors. The screenplay was tight and packed a heavy punch. Outsourcing is a major problem that we have with globalization and this problem is spreading throughout the states and Europe. And Markus Dietrich conveys his point through clever comedy. The director also shows how a short film can be made with limited locations and budget. A fantastic film that made hundreds of people just a bit smarter after leaving the theater.
Ex Drummer (2007)
Penetration
I don't have problems with nudity on film, nor do I have problems with watching actual intercourse on film. But I do have a problem when this intercourse is not actually real! If you are going to actually show intercourse with penetration and claim the reason for it was that "it happens in real life" (which the director said in a Q/A), then it should be real. Don't hire porn stars and insert their privates into the scene. I give it 8 because I truly enjoyed watching the film. The director aims to shock you, and that he will with laughter and disgust. I perceive this film as a political statement to wake up the world to the Flemish people, something the book did before it was banned in Belgium.