Review of 'My Mistress'

A coming of age BDSM movie, in which Australian teenager Charlie is dealing with the death-by-suicide of his much-loved dad (Charlie is the one that finds him hanging in the garage, but seems to get little counselling or support) and finds that a beautiful young French woman in his neighborhood makes her living as a dominatrix. Charlie is smitten and insinuates himself into her life, and then into a sort of half-sexual relationship. Of course she's dealing with her own stuff too, like trying to get back the child that's been taken into care because of her addiction and neglect.

It's very slow, and not at all erotic, but sometimes poignant and touching, and like any serious reflection on the subject, addresses the ironies of the BDSM service relationship.

Watched via informal distribution.