Putain

The story of Cypria Donato’s “Putain” takes places on the bodies of our main characters – female sex workers. From the very beginning, the author provokes the viewers, drawing them in and entangling in a world where female bodies are constantly objectified, judged and treated like products. While the film presents its heroines from a certain distance, the director’s rich visual imagination gives us a direct window into their internal lives. Complex feelings are presented through strong, multifaceted metaphors portraying the consequences of the male gaze. “Putain” makes one realize that women treated as sexual objects are not just passive components of this process.