Press Release - TetroVideo April Releases: the Extreme Erotic film Justine and the disturbing Drama film Soak

This month, TetroVideo is proud to announce the release of the extreme film Justine (Mexico – 2022) by Alex Hernández and the disturbing drama film Soak (USA – 2002) by Usama Alshaibi. Both films come in a Limited Mediabook hand-numbered edition (DVD + 20-page Booklet) and, starting today, they are available for pre-order on TetroVideo and Goredrome official websites.

Slipcovers, cards, and the Soak pin are limited to pre-order customers.

Justine is a new take on Marquis De Sade’s work, a personal vision in which there are all the eroticism and cruelty of the obscene, French novel. While Soak deals with the theme of sexually transmitted diseases and of repressed desires.

JUSTINE

Directed by Alex Hernández (Blood For Flesh, The Prosperity of Vice), Justine is an international TetroVideo exclusive and is freely inspired by the novel “Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue” (1791) by the well-known French writer Donatien Alphonse François de Sade.

In an interview with PopHorror, Alex Hernández revealed: "The context of Sade’s works can be adapted to any time. I like De Sade’s philosophy, and my version of Justine has something of that. But it also has all the eroticism and cruelty of the novel. It might disappoint people who expect a faithful adaptation of the novel. It’s really just based on an episode where Justine meets Dr. Rodin. I liked the character of the doctor in the novel, but he only appears briefly. I expanded the character, giving him more of an identity. It’s always good to show some difference to the original source material, something for people to discuss after the movie."

Justine follows a young girl (Dan Zapata) who tries desperately to preserve her virtue but instead finds incitement to vice by Dr. Rodin (Enrique Diaz Duran), a man obsessed with virginity.

She recounts the story of her life, detailing the atrocities that have been committed upon her and those that she has willingly been a martyr in.

The film is written by Alex Hernández and Juan Manuel Martínez, and stars Dan Zapata, Enrique Diaz Duran, Jacqueline Blanca Bribiesca, Juan Manuel Martinez, and Marisela Plaza.

SOAK

Soak is a visionary and experimental disturbing drama film directed by Usama Alshaibi, the director of Solar Anus Cinema and Profane.

The film deals with sexually transmitted diseases and existential alienation but also fears and frustrations that will lead to a slow descent into sadism.

Synopsis:

A young cameraman travels to Southeast Asia and attempts to come to terms with the feelings of displacement he experiences on his return to Chicago. Haunted by flashbacks, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease, and looking for money, he meets a porn producer and his actress... But shy and worried about his intimate problem, the cameraman will be overwhelmed by fantasies, frustration, and depression.

Tom G, Camilla Ha, Piotr Tokarski, Phung H. Tran, and Echo Transgression star.