THE RASPBERRY REICH

Australian Premiere

Dir. Bruce LaBruce | 2004 | Germany | 90 min

Straight from the Berlin Film Festival to MUFF, the new Bruce LaBruce film “The Raspberry Reich” is a camp, rip-snorting tribute to the Baadher Meinhof gang otherwise known as the Red Army Faction. Inspired by the pulp true crime book on the RAF and the writings of Wilhelm Reich this film provides a raunchy romp into the world of terrorism and queer culture and humour. A gang of would-be terrorists lead by a mad German Mama decide to abduct the son of a capitalist pig and hold him for ransom. Things turn pear shaped when the abductors fall for their cute male charge, and then spend the rest of the film going from mishap to mayhem as the whole communist conspiracy goes awry. Bruce’s funniest and most accomplished film is brilliant and probably our best/hottest opening night yet.

Don’t miss out on this wild flick with Introduction and Q&A by Bruce LaBruce himself, our international guest extraordinaire. Party on at The Saint and Lobby Bar as MUFF kicks off in uber fashion.

Thursday July 8th 7.30pm George Cinemas

THE LIZARDMAN

Dir. Danny Yagil | 2002 | Israel | 28 min

In Tel-Aviv, the word on the street, is that a strange, mysterious figure haunts the city at night. Someone who is lonely, a restless freak. Someone who is a shadow. Someone... with a tail.

Thursday July 8th 7:30pm George Cinemas
Screens with The Raspberry Reich, Opening Night.