Cert 18
89 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody violence and scenes of sexual violence
A day after watching The Seasoning House I am still trying to decide who has the most warped minds - those who made the film who those who say they enjoyed it.
The Seasoning House is a nasty movie which focuses on depraved acts but in the sort of voyeuristic way which suggests its admirers will have questionable values.
It also suffers from huge plot holes.
To be fair, Rosie Day, who plays the lead role of (Angel) is among the few who can hold their heads high. Hers is a memorable and commendable performance.
She plays a deaf mute teenager who is among many young women who have been snatched from their homes to be used as sex slaves during the Balkan war.
However, she is looked upon more fondly by the brothel owner (Kevin Howarth) and he installs her as a skivvy who prepares the girls for their humiliations (they are tied up and she gives them what appears to be a heroin injection).
The girls are treated worse than animals with the men who exploit them often roughing them up to the extent that some die. The horrors inflicted upon them are stomach-churning.
Howarth's co-conspirator in the violence is a brutal soldier played by Sean Pertwee of whom I would have expected much better.
Angel watches the violence with a heavy heart but one senses that her benign acceptance is a front and she is constantly on the cusp of fighting back.
What follows is predictable and ludicrous.
But what is worse are the inconsistencies in the movie, especially surrounding Angel's deafness.
One minute she cannot lip read, the next she can fluently and there is more than one occasion where she reacts to sound even though it is made clear she cannot hear at all.
To be honest, those failings in Paul Hyett's film pale by comparison to the fact that it bathes in violence and, in particular, abuse of women far too much.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: yes (male)
Overall rating: 1.5/10