Ham MuốnDesire, Q (2011)

In his graphically erotic new film Q, controversial French filmmaker Laurent Bouhnik uses the current economic crisis as a trenchant social backdrop to the lives of a group of conflicted teenagers. When the enigmatic Cecile walks into their lives, their deepest-felt sexual urges are unleashed and their worlds changed forever. After the death of her father, 20 year old Cecile looks for support from her friends but it’s only through random sexual encounters that she finds solace. Alice, who lives under the thumb of her repressive parents, dreams of the ‘perfect love story’ but her ‘secret’ boyfriend Matt can’t commit to anything substantial. Given striking immediacy by the graphic depiction of real sex, it is these stories of love and desire that form the emotional and sensual epicentre of Q. ~ Lovefilm

In a time when the country is struggling in economic crisis, when society is struggling against a plethora of problems and when capitalism and consumerism seem stronger than ever, several strangers will have their life turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolises desire. The casting call for Q read “we are looking for actors/actresses aged 20 to 40, professionals or amateurs, who are willing to shoot scenes with non-simulated sex acts.” Director Laurent Bouhnik says he wanted to make a film about the true power of love and how the sexual experience can be either so powerful or so hollow. In these broken times he sees us moving away from our natural origins, fetishizing and tabooing sex, whilst at the same time forcing it down people’s throats through advertising and the media. Q is Bouhnik’s attempt to tell a story about the purity of sex and the deep connection with another person that can only be found through it. Sure to stir up some controversy, Q is an erotic tale centred on youth and freedom against the backdrop of the economic crisis. ~ Johnny Cobbles