Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Cone666 Hardcore to Princessas is like Scorcesse to Ken Loach. It also reminds me of the story The Silent Twins, or a very dark Trainspotting. It deals with an obsessive relationship between two girls, that ultimately will end badly. It is hard to say that they are insane because they are just reacting to the awfulness their situation. We find Martha and Nandia as teenagers working in a Greek brothel. The portrayal of the sex although not always abusive is always shown as exploitative. Making a mockery of all the Belle De Jours out there. This is in no way overdone, and actually very much a slice of reality in a film that contains, dream sequences, and other cinematic conceits. This is not to criticise the style as this is done well and completely suits the mood of which is almost whimsical. The girls and boys sit around while a Fagin like brothel owner doles out clients, and meagre wages. Nandia is the more dominant girl, the only one in the brothel with any ambitions of leaving. But we are unsure of what motivates her and her desires. Later it is revealed that she burnt her parents house down, and shows no concern as to whether they are alive or not, and she continually speaks of having to avenge. The pair have a lesbian relationship, as well as boyfriends, but in the end all their relationships are doomed considering their bad start. I have seen this called a Gay/Lesbian movie but there is no love in this film, and the sex they have is meaningless because it holds no value to them. There is a lovely sequence nearing the end where Martha imagines her and Nandia as normal adults - sitting around a dinner table discussing families and plans for holidays - it makes you realise the toll of prostitution, and what has been stolen from them. There is also a scene where Nandia says, "We'll grow old, we'll keep getting screwed and no one will know. Or care. People should care!" For me the idea is that we are the one's at the dinner table, and somehow these girls have ended up at the bottom, there for us to use.

theNomad Wow spell binding is all I can say, Greek cinema doesn't break out to international crowds often, so when it does you can damned bet its special.Plot is pretty bleak to say the least, revolving around two young 16-17 year old female prostitutes and their day to day struggle, and their dreams to get out of the grim life they've been living in not helped by their pimp. Along for part the ride they are joined by 2 fellow male prostitutes, then a client who falls for the youngest of the two girls.Its not so much the plot that wins you over in this film, but the grand manner its filmed in. The film spins from darker music video gloss in the mould of Chris Cunningham or Gaspar Noe to comical Dennis Potter dream style montages.The two central female leads do a stunning job in what must surely have been hard to film scenes. Slight warning is it won't be suitable for everyone has it has strong sexual content throughout. But then what do you expect from a film about this subject and with a title like Hardcore. [7.5 out of 10 would be my rating.]

William Hunt Saw this movie at the int. film-festival of Gent. First of all : this movie is not for people who are easily chocked.Through the eyes of two young prostitutes named Nadia & Martha (who start a lesbian relationship) we are sucked into a dark world of sex, drugs and violence... but not without content ! The film is about jealousy, the need for a home and family (especially in Martha's case) but above all how hard it is to get out this kind of underground scene. During their relationship Nadia turns out more and more ambitious and manipulative what finally lead to manipulation and even murder. The story started rather slow but the ended very strong.The movie is best described as an urban fairytale of love and betrayal.

pasakor Fun and games it's not, a great movie it is. It's masterfully directed it oozes creativity, it's touching and hard at the same time, it hasn't got a boring moment, it was snubbed by critics, it's in one word brilliant. Dennis Iliadis paints a picture of wasted youth but the movie is much more than a cautionary tale. It is a film about longing, about the need to feel at home, the need of a family. The movie's young protagonists may seem as lost cases to some, but they are no different than you and me. They may sell their bodies they may kill for fun and money, but, hey, we all do what we have to do... Try to see this movie. it's worth your admission money(and then some)!