Film Review: Fuck For Forest (18), (Poland/Germany 2012) (Director: Michal Marczak) (English, German, Spanish & Norwegian with English Subtitles) Wednesday 08.05.2013 20:55 The Filmhouse Cinema, Screen Three, Edinburgh 

The title of the film is the title of a charity based in Berlin of the same name. The charity is based upon the idea of raising funds for ecological causes by producing and selling homemade pornography. Knowing this I was very intrigued as sounded as though it could contain some very interestingly bizarre people.

The first half of the film focuses upon the group/charity and their activities in Europe. The second half follows the group to an area within the Amazon, to meet with tribes who they have said they would give funds to, to support their living on that land. The first half has to be the funniest stuff I have ever seen in a cinema. The second half is a very interesting portrayal of two alien cultures not being able to penetrate each other.

Those involved in the charity are very well meaning though naive hippies and appear to exist in this bubble cushioning them from the rest of the world. If you thought Britain was a good source of eccentrics...

Some of what occurs in the first half is absurd beyond belief to the extent that I was left wondering how some of these people have managed to live as long as they have. I laughed so hard that I was physically sore afterwards for the rest of the evening. For example there are wonderful scenes where these weird freaks (in the nicest possible way) approach people in the street asking if they would consider being involved in making mucky stuff that could be used to raise funds - apparently one in ten agree!

The second half is quite touching, as the hippies appear a lot less chaotic when in the Amazon area, and appear genuine in not seeing their offer of support as an investment they will come to want a kick-back from. Though the locals don't trust them and suspect ulterior motives, while they listen with trust to a man showing them the latest chainsaw.

I did like though that the tribes people were quite open in belittling the charities 'cause' of liberated public non-sexual nudity. They impressed on the hippies that the tribes people struggle for life from day-to-day and don't have the time to treat seriously such a trivial and decadent fight.

I wen't to see this due to curiosity, though came away thinking it is a fascinatingly enjoyable film. Considering the title of the piece, there is surprisingly little mucky stuff, which leads to me feeling I would happily recommend this to anyone who enjoys finding out about the more bizarre elements of life. This is a truly wondrous and beautiful film.

Rating: 10/10.