Movie: Use Instructions

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    An extremely direct indictment of the ills of contemporary life, sparing little in its brutal satire. Simply, the film uses a human bottom as its synecdoche and central metaphor, beginning by suggesting that 'we have lost the instruction booklet for its use'.

  • Release Date

    1989-01-01

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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