Blakc

It is difficult to review a film which is based on a brutal act of violence, but it is even harder when the film raises questions which one feels ill-equipped to deal with, not because they are uncomfortable, as the point of the film is to shake up a bourgeois sensibility of chastity even in representation, but because those are incredibly complex social questions.

Blakc is about a prostitute seeking justice against her rapist, who has been a long, former client, but one day, violates all her boundaries of consent. It is clear, that as an individual, the viewer is likely to be on the side of the survivor. Even in the writing, the film ensures that it delivers a clear position, which is heightened by the full-proof writing. But once you raise the question on nuance, there is the obvious risk of running down the voice. Irrespective, it should be noted that it is an important narrative, and stands as such.