Out This Week: After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed female-inhabited planet called After Blue, a lonely teenager named Roxy (Paula Luna) unknowingly releases a mystical, dangerous and sensual assassin from her prison.

Roxy and her mother Zora (Elina Lowensohn) are held accountable, banished from their community and tasked with tracking down the murderer named Kate Bush (not that Kate Bush, although she’s definitely having a moment).

Haunted by the spirits of her murdered friends, Roxy sets out on a long and strange journey across the supernatural territories of this filthy paradise.

The newest vision from Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys), After Blue (Dirty Paradise) plays like a lesbian El Topo in space – along with stunning 35mm in-camera practical effects, otherworldly set pieces and a dazzling score by Pierre Desprats.

Watch the electrifying new trailer for After Blue (Dirty Paradise) below and click here to order your copy. The film is now available on DVD and Blu-ray at TLAgay.

 

Now Available On-Demand: The Wild Boys

“A heady, sexually-charged take on Lord of the Flies… A sensory cinematic experience.”
The Los Angeles Times

“A f***ing intoxicating miracle of a film.”
Birth.Movies.Death.

“Mandico’s stroke of genius is undoubtedly to have entrusted the roles of violent boys to young actresses.”
Le Monde

“Erotically uninhibited and deeply bizarre.”
The Guardian

“Lusciously unreal.”
Film Comment

The debut feature from Bertrand Mandico, The Wild Boys tells the tale of five adolescent boys (all played by actresses) who are enamored by the arts, but drawn to crime and transgression. After a brutal crime committed by the group and aided by “Trevor” – a deity of chaos they can’t control – they’re punished to board a boat with a captain hell-bent on taming their ferocious appetites. After arriving on a lush island where dangers and pleasures abound, the boys start to transform in both mind and body.

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Trailer Alert: The Wild Boys

“A heady, sexually-charged take on Lord of the Flies… A sensory cinematic experience.” – The Los Angeles Times

 

“A f***ing intoxicating miracle of a film.” – Birth.Movies.Death.

 

“Mandico’s stroke of genius is undoubtedly to have entrusted the roles of violent boys to young actresses.” – Le Monde

 

“Erotically uninhibited and deeply bizarre.” – The Guardian

 

“Lusciously unreal.” – Film Comment

 

The debut feature from Bertrand Mandico, The Wild Boys tells the tale of five adolescent boys (all played by actresses) who are enamored by the arts, but drawn to crime and transgression. After a brutal crime committed by the group and aided by “Trevor” – a deity of chaos they can’t control – they’re punished to board a boat with a captain hell-bent on taming their ferocious appetites. After arriving on a lush island where dangers and pleasures abound, the boys start to transform in both mind and body.

Read More