Antiporno | Little White Lies

Antiporno

21 Nov 2017 / Released: 24 Nov 2017

Words by David Jenkins

Directed by Sion Sono

Starring Ami Tomite, Asami, and Mariko Tsutsui

A woman sitting on a red cushion wearing a pink bra and underwear, with a black birdcage in the background.
A woman sitting on a red cushion wearing a pink bra and underwear, with a black birdcage in the background.
4

Anticipation.

A new ‘roman porno’ movie from Japanese mad man Sono Sion.

3

Enjoyment.

Heavy going, but rich with ingenuity. And there’s intellectual death beyond the screaming.

3

In Retrospect.

Not one of the director’s finest, but amazing in its own unique, erotic and alienating way.

Sono Sion deconstructs power relationships on a porn movie set in this colourful, cacophonous miniature.

Antiporno screens at ICA London from Friday 24 November, released by MUBI.

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