在这部替身女性纪录片片中,弗吉尼、佩特拉和艾斯黛拉是怀抱表演梦想的特技女演员,但在这个由男性主导的行业中,她们至多只能扮演被霸凌殴打的受害者的替身,多年的表演经历对她们来说到底意味着什么?影片揭露了特技表演行业鲜为人知的等级观念与性别潜规则。通过将特技排练中的暴力片段与经典电影中针对女性的暴力场景进行交叉剪辑,冷峻地指出电影观众对银幕上性别暴力的病态渴求,同时打通了银幕女性角色与现实中女性面临的暴力处境。荣获2022年苏黎世电影节金眼奖。
Virginie, Petra and Estelle are stuntwomen. They get hit by cars or struck by violent husbands and gangsters, often repeatedly. And every time, they get back up on their feet, ready to shoot the scene as many times as necessary. Freedom, glory or a search for power fuel these women's desire to push their bodies to the limits. But how much violence are their bodies and minds able to take on? The film questions how cinema and television distribute roles and violence on the screen.
Be tough, girls。更像是对几个特技演员的特约采访。