film profile] (playing in the Dox:Award competition at CPH:DOX) would seem to suggest something titillating and a tad on the controversial side, it is not that kind of story. Her search for sexual and emotional realisation following a traumatic relationship might include an occasional close-up of rope and the marks it leaves on the skin, but it has nothing to do with some recent Razzie-friendly mainstream offerings. It is much more tender, delicate even, and unfortunately also rather dull.
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It’s understandable that, at a time when the world seems to bafflingly embrace virginal characters signing shady contracts with business moguls, Borg shakes off all potential tabloid fodder. The people she shows are very aware of their actions, very respectful and just generally helping each other out. Perhaps it would be more interesting to focus on this community rather than on her personal “spiritual journey”, as
28/04/2021 - Maja Borg delivers a solemn yet, ironically enough, rather passionless account of self-discovery through queer BDSM rituals and Christianity