Forbidden Sun

1988
R
1h 28m

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After a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals.After a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals.After a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals.

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4.2/10

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10hcurrie77

I love a revenge movie

This is actually a great movie. The real star was Viviaka Davis. So beautiful. I believed her as a gymnast and the troubled girl. She was able to pull it off and still be likable something most women cannot do

6l-rossitto

Craptastic movie!

I think what makes this movie magical is the idiocy of the plot itself: I challenge filmmakers everywhere to cross gymnastics with ancient Cretan culture, sprinkle it with a a pseudo-rape storyline and a teenage rock band and come up with a serious movie! I came across it on late night TV and literally could not stop watching it. It has a slightly insane vibe to it, with performances are abrupt and melodramatic and a finale so bizarre you'll be left shaking your head. I also enjoyed the loving filming of the girls gym workouts, one of the only times in the film when the viewer is lulled into a state of equilibrium. An absolutely stupid, yet entertaining movie.

4grantss

Some intrigue but ultimately quite disapponting

The film had some intrigue, due to the subject matter, the location and the mystical background. The presence of Lauren Hutton and Samantha Mathis as well as, to a much lesser extent, Cliff De Young suggested this would at least be better than a B-grade thriller.

Turns out, not really. The production values are good but Cliff De Young hams it up and ultimately the plot is fairly basic. Quite disappointing.

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Samantha Mathis's debut.

Quotes
Mrs. Lake: Lieutenant, I expect you to move heavens and earth to find the criminal who made this outrage on a young kid... girl.
Lieutenant Ioannides: [muttering] With no suits.
Mrs. Lake: Girls, go get changed. Elaine, take your vest.
[addressing the lieutenant again]
Mrs. Lake: What do you mean by that, lieutenant?
Lieutenant Ioannides: Look at those girls of yours. All naked
[two words in Greek]
Lieutenant Ioannides: .
Mrs. Lake: Don't be so stupid, lieutenant. Your athletes... how do you want to have them dressed?
Lieutenant Ioannides: Mrs. Lake, you know about our culture? No court here would condemn a man for attacking a girl dressed like that.
Mrs. Lake: Very good and hypocritical. This country founded the Olympic games, and is so proud of it. Athletes in those days were completely naked. Did you know that, lieutenant? Naked, nude!... Without any clothes on.
Lieutenant Ioannides: But they were men, Mrs. Lake. Can't you see the difference?