theraspberryreich

SYNOPSIS - THE RASPBERRY REICH

Filmmaker/provocateur Bruce LaBruce
incites us yet again with his latest
creation that fuses explicit sex, wild
graphics with politics in a very unique
visual blend.

REVIEW

Combining powerful flashing political
messages with scenes of graphic sex,
provocative filmmaker Bruce LaBruce
has done it again -- he's actually
shocked us. Raspberry Reich is the
story of a "radical chic" German
terrorist group modeled on the Baader-
Meinhoff gang from the '70s. This
group is led by the charismatically
bitchy Gudrun who feels that for the
revolution to be genuine; all men must
have sex with other men (Hurray to
Gudrun, maybe she'll run for
President.) Gudrun is always spouting
some slogan or other, including
"Heterosexuality is the Opiate of the
Masses." The group organizes to
kidnap the gay son of a wealthy
industrialist by snatching him as he
walks home one day. Unknown to the
group at large, is that one of their own,
Clyde, already has carnal knowledge
of this tasty rich boy and that his dad
has disowned him for being gay.

Right from the opening frames one
knows that Bruce has concocted
something quite unique here. Sex
scenes are interspersed freely
throughout this visual treat, so if you
are bored with the terrorists or the
flashing polemics, don't worry, the
boys will start fucking again soon.
While this movie has some pretty
damned hard-core sex, there are also
surprisingly, laughs – and lessons.
(German with English subtitles)

Scott Cranin