Human Zoo (film)

Human Zoo
Directed by	Rie Rasmussen
Starring	Rie Rasmussen Nikola Đuričko
Release date	5 February 2009 (2009-02-05) (BIFF)
Running time	1h 50min
Country	France
Languages	English, Serbian, French, Albanian

Human Zoo is a 2009 French drama film directed by Rie Rasmussen.[1]

Cast

• Rie Rasmussen - Adria Shala
• Nikola Đuričko - Srdjan Vasiljevic
• Nick Corey - Shawn Reagan
• Vojin Ćetković - Alex
• Miloš Timotijević - Boris
• Hiam Abbass - Mina
• Saïd Amadis - Mohamed
• Branislav Lečić - Commander Stojkovic

Production

The film is partially based on the experiences of Rie Rasmussen's adopted sister, a Vietmanese immigrant to Denmark.[2] In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Rasmussen said about the film's sex scenes, "I wanted to see it for real, and I wanted it to be from a female's point of view. Yeah, he is going down on her. It's in one take. There's no fu*king cutting in and out and making it all romantic and rosey and shit. This is one take, and that's how it is. It's clumsy, it's sexy, it's hardcore, and he is going down on her."[3]

Reception

Leslie Felperin of Variety described the film as "an incoherent, mostly poorly acted muddle that doesn't even look very good."[4] Quentin Tarantino spoke favorably of Human Zoo, calling it "an electrifying directorial debut."[2]

References

1. Radish, Christina (Nov 12, 2011). "Director Rie Rasmussen Talks HUMAN ZOO". Retrieved May 20, 2020.
2. Otto, Joe (November 11, 2011). "Rie Rasmussen Talks 'The Human Zoo' & Learning From Brian De Palma & Luc Besson". Indiewire. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
3. Mr. Beaks. "Mr. Beaks And Rie Rasmussen Candidly Discuss Her Fascinating Debut Feature, HUMAN ZOO!". aintitcool.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
4. Felperin, Leslie (February 6, 2009). "Human Zoo". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

External links

• Human Zoo at IMDb