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"Fass mich an" or "Touch Me" is a German Germann-language short film from 2003, so not that long anymore until it has its 20th anniversary. Perhaps it happened already depending on when you read this review. The director is Carsten Unger and he may be the biggest name attached to this project,, not really because of the film itself, but because of what he did afterwards. Some od the cast members are also not entirely forgotten, for example the lead actress has been really prolific over the years, but even I as a German film buff would not call them familiar faces whatsoever. At least I did not recognize any of them and I don't think it's my bad really. Now this is a really edgy film about a female nymphomaniac and the impact it has not only on her life, but also her partner's. This includes the car scene, the restaurant scene and finally also the bedroom scene. You cannot say that they are not memorable, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Still the film did not feel unrealistic, which is why I would not give it my lowest rating. The action were certainly a bit tough to get used to, but the talking was on a level that felt real, in terms of how a woman in her situation would actually talk. Even if it was very obscene and over the top. It still felt right somehow in that very situation. The only thing that made no sense to me at all is the final scene, namely when the man really has enough from doing what she wants in bed and then she goes away and a minute later, they simply go and in an even more brutal fashion and the man accepts it. Maybe this was supposed to show how he is the M in SM, how he is scared of losing her and thus accepts what is going on. Not sure which it is from both. One would be a situation that is good for their relationship, the other would be the exact opposite. By the way, there is obviously also a great deal of nudity in here. It gets more and more the longer the film goes, but that should really not surprise anybody given the subject. I can already imagine that some had enough and switched it off after the voice-over sequence at the very start and I would not really blame them. Not for tender souls this talk about violent handymen. That much is safe. All in all, I give the film a thumbs-down. Not good enough for a positive recommendation and the rating here on imdb for once seems fairly accurate I'd say.