mikiec

Film scenes cut. If they are going to charge, then tell customers the film has been cut. Let them then make up their minds weather or not they want to purchase the film. There are other films I would like to purchase, but do not want to waste my money and be disappointed. This is especially true when viewing classic films that are out of print and can not be purchased elsewhere. It is a shame that they butcher these films up to the point that a viewer can not follow the plot and the film no longer makes sense. This has happened more than once and seems that AMAZON is practicing their own brand of censorship. If Amazon thinks there is something that would offend the viewer could be warned up front or have the film rated in more than one classification.

This is a movie about the making of another movie, one of the porn genre. Despite all of the comments about the various scenes, there are no penetration scenes, very little real male genitalia (what is shown is prosthetics) and numerous women in various stages of nudity. As far as the gore scenes, the director leaves it to the viewer's imagination to assume the worst case scenario.

IMHO, this film is an anti-porn film. It shows the darker side of the porn business and the lengths people will go to, to sate the desires which normal porn can not satisfy.

It touches on all the stories you and I have heard about porn. People are in it for the money and/or drugs and the inability to break away from the porn industry and go straight. As the industry is always looking for fresh faces, the older porn actors/actresses must do things they would not normally do to earn some money.

The porn industry continually looks to reinvent itself. If you have enough money and know the right people, there is probably nothing (outside of snuff films)that can't be made. This film shows what could possibly happen in a country where there are no controls and life is cheap.

Definitely a dark film and not for everybody.

As a previous poster alluded to, I don't believe the subtitles accurately conveyed what was being said on screen. The plot is initially hard to follow and know where the film is going. But, after some of the characters get fleshed out, you can understand what the film is trying to convey.

Some of the minor characters seem to be over the top in their character's portrayal. However, I have had the opportunity to live in and be around the Hispanic community enough to know people who are like those in the film.

This film is a gritty look at the conditions in Cuba, especially for those in the lower economic strata. Two of the main characters are people of the streets who must make personal sacrifices to survive. My opinion is the director shot the film like he did, to give viewers a sense of what the conditions are really like in Cuba. The film is not some slick Hollywood production, which might put a lot of viewers off. If you, like me, want to watch films that are not mainstream and make you think, then give this film a chance.

Eruadye Muniz steals the film and I would like to see her in some films with higher production values.