Baby, I Will Make You Sweat

An uncomfortable and fiercely debated film about German sexual prudery and repression of female sexuality in old age. In her travelogue shot in Jamaica, Birgit Hein breaks with taboos and poses questions about the roles assigned to women, stigmatized body images, and sexualized potentials of violence. A drastic film that provokes reflection on neocolonial consequences of sex tourism, economic inequalities, and asymmetrical power relations.

With kind permission from Nina Hein.



Content Notes: Baby, I will make you sweat contains explicit references to sexuality, desire, and physicality