Mango Kiss

Mango Kiss

comedy, USA 2003, 84 min

Sass and Lou are best friends and lovers, and interested in the possibilities brought on by open relationships and role-playing. After creating roles for themselves, the butchy DaddyLou and princess-like Sassafrass, Lou discovers that giving liberties is not nearly as fun as taking them, while Sass successfully explores the lesbian scene.

The friends continue to play cat and mouse until a final game of spin the bottle heats things up and brings their real opinions to the surface. This first full-length film by Sascha Rice has been compared to the "But I'm a Cheerleader" shown recently on YLE. Rice deals lightly and funnily with the questions associated with role-playing, sexual expression and trust. Michelle Wolff, remembered for her role in the short film "The Ten Rules" (shown in Vinokino 2003), and Danièle Ferraro shine as Lou and Sass.

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