The Raspberry Reich

The Raspberry Reich

The revolution is my boyfriend

Directed by Bruce LaBruce

Produced by Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion

200491 min5.6 / 10

A provocative, sexually explicit satire that weaponizes absurdist comedy and unsimulated eroticism to interrogate revolutionary ideology, sexual politics, and the contradictions of radical leftism.

Gudrun has modeled her amateur German terrorist group after the 1970s Red Army Faction (Baader-Meinhof Gang). She attempts to imitate her heroes by kidnapping the son of a wealthy industrialist and hopes to negotiate leftist demands from the father. When Gudrun’s not spouting leftist verses (including during a hilariously brilliant fuck session), she’s trying to convince her all-male gang to abandon their heterosexuality, which she believes is the result of mass delusion.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Raspberry Reich end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Raspberry Reich scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Raspberry Reich sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The Raspberry Reich easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Raspberry Reich violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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