Heaven, Hell

Nebe, peklo
David Čálek / Czech Republic / 2010 / 82 min.

In his latest film, Czech documentarist David Čálek presents a loosely linked mosaic of people of different ages and backgrounds who all find pleasure in pain and do not hide their unusual proclivities. Freely joined portraits of Altair, whose weakness is the world of horses, Froném who loves latex above all, Lenka who is always provoking and a government officer Terezie is linked with unique music of the British cabaret group, the Tiger Lillies. The film takes a non-sensational look at how such people are perceived and how our society makes a taboo of a community of people for whom sexual stimulation comes from pain.

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