45 calibre pistol Thana collects from her rapist and assailant, but it clearly affirms the deliberate likeness that Chebbi / ismaël seek to make explicit between the two films. She does this in his home, with his knife, which she immediately collects out of fascination and uses on her next victims. This happens on the third night after she stabs to death a random man she meets at a party. 45, Nada becomes thirstier for bloodshed after her first killing. 45 and Black Medusa that are quite intriguing.

There are plenty of similarities between Ms.

While he is sure it will face some rejection, he undoubtedly believes young people will embrace it. When asked about what reaction the movie would produce from people, Chebbi anticipated “shock” from men, considering how blatant its message of empowerment is. It would draw anger and emotions from people, of course, but not be considered even half as abominable as this. Now, according to society today, this wouldn’t be much of a shocking scene if the gender role was reversed. She picks him up and pretends to help him get home safely, but once they arrive, she rapes him mercilessly. He ticks all the boxes – drunk, incoherent and lives in an apartment a few blocks away.

Unlike the quiet and innocent editor she is by day, she drips of confidence and seduction as she looks for whom to devour by night. Shot in black and white, the underground film sets a dark atmosphere and begins with a confident Nada walking – no, strutting – through the streets of Tunisia. It does, however, subtly imply a traumatic past experience which leaves the viewer seeking answers as each scene plays out in the span of nine striking nights. The movie does not clearly give away Nada’s history with men or a specific catalytic event that influences her actions. Like its inspiration, Black Medusa tells the vengeance tale of Nada, a Tunisian woman called Nada who preys on men with the sole purpose of either raping or killing them. The two movies couldn’t be any different.

Let’s move on.īlack Medusa was filmed by Youssef Chebbi and ismaël in 2020, and is a remake of the 1981 American thriller Ms. Now, before you proceed to reading this review, let me make a tiny disclaimer: There will be some minor spoilers ahead, but I assure you, they will not come anywhere near explaining this very perplexing, film. Unlike societal constraints on what a woman should and shouldn’t do, Black Medusa by ismaël/Youssef Chebbi shatters the traditional expectations of a woman, and offers her a lifeline, however unorthodox, to overcome her grief.

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