Director – Guerrilla Metropolitana (Bits, Dariuss)
Starring – Marie Antoinette de Robespierre (Dariuss), Juicy X (Corporate Torment), and Elektra McBride
Release Date – 2025
Rating – 1/5
I’ve reviewed a lot of extreme horror over the years. I can only assume that spending several decades watching horror has desensitized me but a lot of the films advertised as being extreme are nothing more than arthouse shock by filmmakers who never watched porn until they were well into adulthood. What we usually have is a lot of rape and fake self-mutilation with no real plot.
A couple weeks back I was contacted by a filmmaker to review his film which he pitched to me as an artistic film that could be compared to pornography and so on. I agreed to review it and he immediately deleted everything he said and blocked me. I noticed that the film was being released by a mutual friend so I contacted him about the filmmakers strange behavior. I assume he messaged me through his personal page instead of his filmmaking page which is why he redacted what he sent. Regardless, I have no idea what happened but my friends over at Blood Pact Films sent me a link to check it out anyway.
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows a woman who is married to an evangelist who finds a movie that is so perverse and shocking that it awakens something inside her. She then starts exploring her sexuality and before long finds herself taking advantage of someone who is at her mercy. **Spoiler Alert**
I went into this one expecting something very unsettling and wild but what I found is a movie that was extremely dull and not shocking at all. In fact, the film has nudity but isn’t really that graphic or violent. I can recommend dozens, if not hundreds, of films that are more extreme than this one.
The acting in this one isn’t very good. In fact, it’s awkward to watch through most of the film. The lead is very stiff and not that natural in front of the camera.
The story for this one is pretty much non-existent. We follow a women, who we are lead to believe is a high society character, that finds herself in the middle of a sexual awakening that could tarnish her reputation if someone finds out. It could be an interesting short if someone behind the camera actually had a grasp on what extreme cinema is. Instead, we have a story that falls flat and feels like it was created by someone that only watches pop horror and has no idea what extreme horror really is.
Finally, we have a lot of skin but those that want to see some of the red stuff will be very disappointed. This one doesn’t have a body count and no memorable deaths. Overall, The Benefactress is not the film they think they made. It’s not extreme, shocking, or even that graphic. I’ve seen movies on Skinemax growing up that was rougher than this one. You may find it extreme if you grew up watching only Full House and Saved by the Bell. I wanted to like it solely because Blood Pact Films released it but it’s not for me. I highly recommend skipping it.
