''Exploitation'' is a 2012 drama film written and directed by

Edwin Brienen Edwin Brienen (born June 15, 1971 in Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a Dutch film director, actor, producer, journalist and radio moderator. In German press he's often called 'the Dutch Fassbinder' because of the high production-level and style of his ...

. The film celebrated its world premiere at the

Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival The Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival (LUFF) is a film festival and music festival devoted to underground film and music. It is held each year in Lausanne, Switzerland. The festival is organized by a non-profit organization (APCI � ...

in October 2012.

Plot

Eva ( Eva Dorrepaal) auditions for a role in an obscure arthouse film. An anonymous, masked director (played by British actor Tomas Sinclair Spencer) creates an intimidating atmosphere. He dominates and humiliates Eva, forcing her into prostitution. She sleeps with a Jewish film producer named Josh (played by Jaron Löwenberg). When he refuses to help her financially, Eva blackmails him by threatening to tell his wife that they slept together. Back on the film set, Eva’s heading towards her own downfall. It’s just a matter of time before her individuality and emotions are eliminated for ‘the sake of art’.

Notes

-Originally conceived as part of a trilogy about independent film making (together with the 2009 film ''Phantom Party'' and the canceled ''Wrong Angle''), parts of the film were produced back-to-back with Phantom Party. Both films use the same locations, the same cast members. The character of the insanely driven film director, played by Spencer, shows up in both films. -Near the end of the film, a sequence named ‘Apocalypse 3’ can be seen. Although not officially mentioned in any title, this could refer to the fact that Brienen sees this film as the final part of his Apocalypse Trilogy, together with ''Hysteria'' (2006) and ''

Revision - Apocalypse II Revision is the process of revising. More specifically, it may refer to: * Update, a modification of software or a database * Revision control, the management of changes to sets of computer files * ''ReVisions'', a 2004 anthology of alternate hi ...

'' (2009).

LUFF Film festival

''Exploitation'' celebrated its world premiere at the

, October 20, 2012. The LUFF website writes about the film: “This gothic-noir satiric fresco transports us into the superficial world of film industry: a business without mercy that only seeks to copy itself without taking any risks. Very auto-reflexive, hilarious at moments, and very dark at others, the film does not hide its preoccupation with a society numbed by its own cliches that it exploits endlessly. Clairvoyant, provoking, and esthetically very interesting, the film is calmer and more easily accessible to a non initiated public than its predecessors.”

External links

LUFF website about Exploitation

Official website director
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