Princess
Princess
dir. Anders Morgenthaler
Denmark, 2006 - 80
A caustic, blood-spattered attack on the porn industry. When his sister dies, 32-year-old August abandons his work as a missionary priest and returns home. His dear sister Christina, known as the Princess, was a famous porno film star who went from fame to decline. She has died after years of drug abuse, leaving a five-year-old daughter, Mia. August feels duty-bound to care for the little girl. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt, he decides to avenge Christina’s death by destroying all the pornographic material in which she appeared. He takes the little girl on what he sees as a mission. It quickly escalates into a spate of violence.
The film is 80 percent animation. Fascinated with manga, Anders Morgenthaler has adopted the distinctive style of harder-edged Japanese anime.
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