the trailer says this is based on a true story, but there's no wikipedia page where I can see what "real" story this is based on. From reading online I know that the epilogue says something like "oh this happens all the time" but never tells specifically who/where/when this happened. any one know the truth behind this movie?
shareI have no information one way or the other, but I highly doubt the specific events we saw in this movie are true ones.
Stop and think about it. Neither the brother or the sister told anyone, other than the psychologist, and she only knew small parts of it herself. No, the brother and sister would both have had to come forward with their story, including not just the first thing, but also the major thing towards the end, and I just don't see that happening. What about the knife and the "special drink"? I don't see the brother coming forward to tell the world that, either.
I'm not saying that people don't get victimized; I'm just saying that I believe the specific events shown is this movie are not based on a real life brother and sister.
"My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs stretching all the way back to the Whale Rider."
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If incest is practially a national past time in Mexico, why would these goons resort to kidnapping to film something so commonplace? Can you imagine forcing an American to drink a beer or watch football at gunpoint and film him doing so? I don't see the incentive; your explanation doesn't make sense.
shareHow is incest practically a national past time in Mexico? On what do you base this assertion? I can see why someone would say such a thing about Appalachia, but Mexico? Really? I know kidnappings are very common in Mexico, just as they are in many other third-world countries. But incest?!
Also, question for everyone:
Why would anyone bother to go through the trouble of making such a movie when the whole thing would be extremely easy to fake? How would the viewer know for sure whether it's true or not?
Wow, insulting Mexicans by saying that incest is a national past time and then insulting Americans afterwards. Two insults on the same post.
That's a very ignorant thing to say. Have you ever been in Mexico? Or you just like insulting people?
Either way, I'm reporting your post.
You probably won't find any details about the real story because I highly doubt the victims will come out and tell to the world their horrifying ordeal. That said, the movie was indeed based on a true story. The director, Michel Franco, said in a commentary that he heard of the story through a friend of his who is a psychologist. The psychologist told Franco about two of her patients who were brother and sister and who had been kidnapped and forced to have sex with each other for a porno film. The siblings then went to said psychologist for treatment.
You can find the director's commentary in the following link, although it's all in Spanish.
http://www.indio.com.mx/blogindio/daniel-ana
Isn't it betraying patient-doctor confidentiality for doctors to tell details of their patients...Even if they don't give their names?
shareThere are actual perverts that will buy porn movies of brothers and sisters forced to have sex so it's not as far fetched as one would believe.
shareBut how do said consumers verify the actors' relationship?
shareThey insist on seeing the long form birth certificates for all actors before they buy :) .
They did have them showing IDs on camera. Shouldn't be worth it anywhere there is basic law enforcement. If you can really get away with this sort of thing in Mexico it's hard to believe anyone drives around without a shotgun in their laps.
share@timlin-4: You stated, "If you can really get away with this sort of thing in Mexico it's hard to believe anyone drives around without a shotgun in their laps."
No, it's NOT hard to believe at all. Guns are highly illegal for citizens to own in Mexico. Also, the criminals of this nature terrorize and/or blackmail the upper class with threats to have the videos of these people (e.g. siblings, mother/son) having sex. So either the terrorists get paid-off to keep the video from being circulated, and/or the victims never come forward due to the real threat of death upon their family members. They have next-to-no way to fight back. The police can do only so much and it isn't worth it to many victims to risk their lives over. The main point of the movie is to highlight this terrible problem and predicament.
This problem basically highlights why the U.S. holds their second amendment right as an important ability to fight terrorists and/or the government when necessary...to ensure their inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.