Baise-moi

Baise-moi

Year: 2000

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: French

Directors: Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi

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A provocative, uncut French film that blurs the line between art and pornography. It follows Nadine and Manu, two hyper‑organized yet chaotic women whose lives revolve around extreme sex, drugs, alcohol and firearms. When they encounter obstacles, they resort to gun‑fueled violence, delivering a raw, unapologetic portrait of rebellion.

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1

Park assault and aftermath

Manu and her friend are accosted in a park by three men who take them to a garage and gang-rape them. Manu remains detached during the assault, a reaction that unsettles her friend. The episode marks the beginning of the pair's violent path.

Park and garage
2

Manu shoots her brother

Feeling betrayed after the assault, Manu refuses to talk about what happened. Her brother confronts her, calls her a slut, and implies that she enjoyed the rape. In a final act of violence she shoots him in the head.

Brother's house
3

Nadine kills her roommate

Nadine returns home after an argument with her roommate and strangles him, killing him, then takes their rent money and leaves. The violent act underscores her growing willingness to act without mercy.

Nadine's home
4

Friend is shot in another town

Nadine's best friend, a drug dealer, is shot and killed in another town while they are obtaining drugs with a forged prescription. The loss further inflicts pain and fuels their later rage.

Another town
5

Meeting at the railway station

That night, after missing the last train, Manu and Nadine meet at the railway station; they discover they share a deep anger and decide to embark on a violent road trip together.

Night Railway station
6

Robbery and ATM murder

To fund their spree, they hold up a shop and kill a woman at an ATM, marking the start of their lawless acts. The spree quickly escalates in a merciless season of violence.

Shop and ATM
7

Police stop and escape

In a stolen car, they are pulled over for a routine police check and kill the officers. A witness woman who was being checked manages to flee with them.

Road checkpoint
8

Architect's house is invaded

The two are aided by a new friend who provides an address for an architect with whom he has had trouble. They trick their way into the architect's house and kill him.

Late night Architect's house
9

Swingers club rampage

The pair then go to a swingers club, where a racist patron insults Manu; they massacre the patrons and shoot the racist man during a violent confrontation.

Night Swingers' club
10

National media frenzy

The spree is picked up by the press and becomes a national fascination, attracting both supporters and those who fear the pair. Public debate questions whether society bears responsibility for the violence.

Nationwide media
11

Manu is shot in a tire shop

Manu goes to a roadside tire shop to get coffee; the shop owner shoots her. Nadine fires back and kills him, ending Manu's life.

Roadside tire shop
12

Burning Manu and emotional collapse

Nadine takes Manu's body to a forest lake and burns it, an act that marks a brutal culmination of their violence. She then drives to a beach with tears in her eyes and contemplates suicide.

Aftermath Forest lake / beach
13

Nadine arrested before suicide

At the beach with a gun by her head, Nadine intends to kill herself, but the police arrest her before she can act. The arrest halts the immediate aftermath of their spree and leaves the future uncertain.

Final moment Beach

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