The Punishment Tapes (2026) Movie Script
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(suspenseful music)
- [Producer 1] Yeah, listen, Milian.
Milian, is it?
- [Milian] Yes.
- [Producer 1] Okay. All right.
Um, we appreciate you
sending us, uh, your film.
It's, it's interesting.
Um, it's different too,
and, uh, you know, we,
we appreciate that here.
Uh, but we're gonna have to, uh,
we're gonna have to pass this time on, uh,
distribution.
- [Producer 2] We understand
you're disappointed, Milian,
and we appreciate your
effort, but frankly,
there just isn't enough meat on the bones.
- [Milian] What? Not
enough meat on the bones?
(producer sighs)
What does that even mean?
- [Producer 2] Well, we didn't feel
the narrative.
- I'm a...
(producer sighs)
- [Producer 1] Uh, yeah.
You know, (sighs)
there isn't, there isn't a narrative here.
There isn't a narrative in your movie.
It's, it's, uh, it's, it's interesting.
It's, it's experimental,
like I said, but, um,
but the main thing here is that it's,
it's very nihilistic, um,
too nihilistic for our, for our liking.
Uh-
- [Milian] Hey, I,
I am an artist.
- Look, uh,
you have the hustle.
Milian, you have the hustle,
and we appreciate that,
but we'd appreciate if
you'd stop reaching out
concerning your film.
It's just not for us.
Yeah.
- [Milian] But I sent it all over town.
You're all that's left.
I, I put thousands into this-
- Hey, maybe this is-
- [Milian] Into this movie.
- [Producer 1] Pretty soon, you know?
- [Milian] This film,
it has something to say.
It's, it's raw.
It's unlike anything that's out there.
- [Producer 1] Oh yeah.
- [Milian] I feel, I feel
like this is my last chance.
You, you have to reconsider,
please.
- Yeah. We u-
No, we, we get that.
We, we understand.
We, we...
Listen, we, we know the struggle.
We, we definitely know the struggle.
Um, uh, we're sorry.
And, you know, we wish
you all the best in the-
- [Milian] Fuck this! Please.
- Hey, Milian, Milian.
- Bullshit!
- [Producer 2] Maybe take
this as a lesson, okay?
This is an eyeopener.
Maybe you need to try something different.
Make something personal.
I didn't enjoy this film, but-
- [Milian] No. Fuck you!
Suck my dick, you my stupid bitch!
(victim sniffling)
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(victim groans)
(victim moaning)
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(victim continues moaning)
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(victim continues moaning)
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- Help.
Help. (moans)
Help me!
Help!
Help! (crying)
Help me!
Help! (crying)
Somebody help me, please.
Help! (panting)
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(victim moans)
Help.
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(victim crying)
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(victim continues crying)
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(victim continues crying)
Help me.
Help me. (crying)
Please help.
Help me, please.
Help. (sniffling)
(victim whimpering)
Help.
(victim whimpering)
Wh- what you gonna do to me?
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- [Torturer] The worst?
(victim crying)
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We passed upon the stairs
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as a surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago
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Oh, no
Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
(traffic whooshing)
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(footsteps pattering)
(traffic continues whooshing)
(traffic humming)
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(traffic continues humming)
(car horn honking)
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(footsteps shuffling)
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- [Ellen] Walk slowly, bitch.
(ominous music)
Julia?
- [Julia] Yeah.
Sorry, you're not who I was expecting.
(Ellen scoffs)
(car engine droning)
- [Ellen] So who are you expecting?
- Honestly? A man. (chuckles)
- [Ellen] If you think I'm the one
who sent you those tapes, you're wrong.
I just help out.
- [Julian] Okay. Gotcha.
(car engine revving)
- [Ellen] So you are the one
that took it down Gianni
Lenzi, huh? (chuckles)
- [Julian] Yeah, I trapped him.
- [Ellen] That was some article you wrote.
You got serious balls, girl.
- [Julia] Thanks.
(footsteps thumping)
(object thuds)
(shoe thuds)
(shoe thuds)
(electrical device buzzing)
- What's your name again?
- Just to be clear, that
wasn't a compliment.
I don't admire you.
(car engine revving)
(camera beeps)
(car engine continues revving)
Watch yourself! Jesus!
- Can I ask you some questions?
(Ellen sighs)
- [Ellen] Milian said you would.
- So can I?
- [Ellen] Sure.
(car engine revving)
(camera beeps)
- Can I ask you your name?
(Ellen sighs)
(car engine revving)
- It's Ellen.
- [Julian] Ellen, you said you
work with a guy named Milian.
Is he the one who sent me those movies?
- Yes.
- [Julian] Who is Milian?
(Ellen chuckles)
- Milian is the new wave.
He's extreme, but not for
the sake of being extreme.
His films are honest,
bold, and raw,
unlike that Hollywood slush
being released these days.
- [Julian] How did you
get involved with Milian?
- I met him at an underbelly work.
He said he liked my energy.
We talked, shared some mutual interests.
You know how that goes.
- [Julian] So you guys are what?
Friends? Lovers?
- Oh.
- [Julian] In a relationship?
(Ellen sighs)
- Milian and I, all of it.
- What did you use to do
before you met Milian?
- [Ellen] I used to make my own films.
- What kind of films?
(car engine rumbling)
(Ellen sighs)
- Nothing as good as Milian's.
But just like him, it was erotic horror.
- You think Milian's work is erotic.
(car engine rumbling)
- You don't?
(Ellen scoffs)
Listen, I get you.
I know that you're this big-time, ballsy,
daring journalist that
Milian fucking loves-
- Milian loves me?
(Ellen sharply exhales)
- Yeah. It seems that way. (sighs)
It's, like, this is a
fucking bad idea, man!
I told him that!
- [Julian] So he's like a fan of mine?
- Yeah, I guess.
All right, that's enough.
I'm gonna need you to put that thing down.
- Why?
- And grab the fucking hood
from the glove compartment.
Because I said so!
(Julian sighing)
(Julian sighing)
- [Julian] I'm sorry, but these reeks of-
- I don't give a fuck!
Just put it on!
Fuck!
A fucking child could do it!
You're such a brat.
Fuck.
Fucking cunt.
(Julian sighs)
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(water splashing)
(traffic humming)
(traffic continues humming)
(traffic continues humming)
- [Stranger] Ooh, yeah.
(Ben sighs)
(Ben sighs)
(plate scrapes)
- I'm sorry.
(vehicle engine revving)
(Ben sighs)
- I know I shouldn't have
shown you these movies.
- Okay. I, I, I just don't
get it how you're able...
I, I don't know how you're
able to watch that shit alone.
- [Julian] I've seen worse.
- No.
- Much worse.
- No, no. Bullshit.
Bullshit. No fucking way.
We just watched some dude bash his,
his friend's head..
He, he, he was forced to
bash his friend's head in
with a hammer.
That's, that's goddamn nuts, Julia.
That, that, that's way worse
than any Gianni Lenzi shit.
- You're gonna try to convince me
not to go?
- I'm gonna try
to convince you not to go, yes.
- You can't. This is huge.
- Julia.
(Julia sighs)
Julia.
Fuck.
Shit. Just...
Fuck, Julia.
- I'm gonna need you to tail us again.
(traffic humming)
(Ben sharply exhales)
(Ben sighs)
- Fuck it.
Do you even, like,
do you even know where he's taking you?
Actually, do you even know the guy?
- [Julian] No. I mean, I, I don't know.
Maybe it's to the snuff filmmaker.
I just know I'm supposed to meet him
in some street in Soho.
(traffic humming)
(Ben sighs)
- All right.
Okay, then, then.
It will just be like last time.
I'll just tail you guys.
And then if you take
way too long in there,
I'll call the cops.
- No. No, no, no, no.
I need more time on this one.
- [Ben] Fuck that. No, no, no.
Julia-
(Julia sighs)
- He asked for an interview.
He wants the attention.
I'm gonna give him that.
You're not gonna play
hero on this one, okay?
(vehicle engine revving)
(Ben sighs)
- You know what? Okay. (deeply inhales)
Anyway, if you were actually scared,
you wouldn't be actually (chuckles)
asking me to tail you.
- It's just a precaution,
like you're my safety
vest so I don't drown.
- Safety vest, huh?
(traffic humming)
Sure.
(Ben sighs)
All right.
(Julia sighs)
(traffic humming)
Ugh. Okay, no, I can't do it.
I d- I...
How are you able to eat
after watching that shit?
- I like horror movies.
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(keys jangling)
- [Ellen] We're here.
(seatbelt whirs)
(door clicks)
(door slams)
(door clicks)
(latch clicks)
(seatbelt whirs)
All right. Come on, princess.
- [Julian] I, I can't see.
(Ellen sighs)
- [Ellen] Just take one step out.
I'll walk you to the house.
I'll take off the hood when we're inside.
Come on now.
Jesus.
(car door slams)
(Julia sighs)
- Thanks.
- [Ellen] Fuck off.
(electrical device buzzing)
(footsteps shuffling)
(Julian deeply exhales)
(footsteps shuffling)
(suspenseful music)
- [Julian] Oh, shit.
(suspenseful music)
(camera beeps)
- Hey. What the fuck do
you think you're doing?
Oh.
- I'm h-
I am here to write my experience with you.
- I don't give a fuck! Put that away!
(suspenseful music)
- [Julian] Milian invited
me to write a story.
What do you think I am doing?
This is writing a story.
Now you can let go.
(Ellen chuckles)
- Don't raise our voice at me.
- [Julian] Oh.
- Pick up your trash.
- It's okay, love.
Julia can do what she wants.
(suspenseful music)
Ellen, I can already tell you've
been hostile to out guest.
I'm sorry.
I guess I drank a little
more than I thought.
- [Julian] You're a Milian?
- That is me, Julia.
- [Julian] Nice meeting you.
- Have a seat. Make yourself at home.
- [Julian] Thank you.
(suspenseful music)
- Oh, that Door Dash-looking
motherfucker over there,
that's Larry.
- [Julian] Hi.
- [Milian] So, Julia,
can my friend get you something to drink?
- [Julian] Oh, no.
That's quite all right. Thank you.
- [Milian] Water?
- No, thank you.
Um, I'm gonna start recording.
Is that okay?
- [Milian] Of course.
(suspenseful music)
(Julia chuckles)
- What? Did I say something funny?
If you're trying to intimidate me, Ellen,
it's not working.
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(Julia sharply exhales)
Milian, I really appreciate the invite.
(door slams)
- Are you kidding me?
I'm so happy you're here.
I'm a big fan of your work.
- That's interesting to me.
- [Milian] What?
- That you're such a big fan.
- Ah, big fan.
I see maybe you have great potential
in your future or, uh,
maybe amazing potential.
You just never know.
(Larry laughing)
- What, what am I missing here, Milian?
- Nothing.
He, he, he's a cartoon in a human form.
- How did you meet Larry?
Does he take part in the productions?
(Larry laughing)
- Shut the fuck up, you fucking rodent!
I apologize for his juvenile behavior.
I'm sorry, Jules.
Can I call you Jules?
- No. Julia, please.
- Okay, Julia, I apologize.
(Milian clears throat)
What was, uh, the question
regarding these jackasses again?
- Uh, does Larry take
part in your productions?
- Uh, yes.
Um, Ellen and, um, Larry,
they're like my little helpers.
They're my cast and crew.
But sometimes these crackheads
have some good fucking ideas.
- Have you ever considered
doing your own project?
Have you ever considered going alone?
- Don't ask him shit!
Can I ask you a question?
- Um, by all means.
- Do you enjoy my work?
- Truly, master.
- [Master] And is your heart
black and full of hate?
- [Monster] Black as
midnight, black as pitch,
blacker than the foulest witch.
- [Master] Something-
(player clacking)
(tape whirring)
(object clattering)
(object continue clattering)
- [Victim] Help! Somebody help me!
Please let go of me!
- [Torturer] We are having some fun.
- [Victim] No! Help me!
- [Torturer] You're good.
- [Victim] Somebody help me, please!
- [Torturer] That's for you.
- [Victim] Let go!
- Hey, Kelly.
- No, no.
- Good evening, Kelly.
- Please, let me, let me go.
- Are you hungry, Kelly?
- No.
- Hey.
- Let me go!
- [Torturer] Good girl.
- [Victim] Somebody help me!
- [Torturer] Got some food for you.
- [Victim] Please, let me go!
- [Torturer] Hey, Kelly girl.
There you go. There you go.
Yeah, Kelly.
- Somebody help me!
No, no. Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go.
- There we go.
- [Victim] Let go of me!
Get off!
- [Torturer] Kelly.
- [Victim] Help! (crying)
Let me go.
Let me...
Please.
No! No!
No.
- Yeah.
Yeah, girl.
(victim screaming)
- Eat her fucking face!
Eat her fucking face!
- [Milian and Torturer]
Eat her fucking face!
Eat her fucking face!
(victim screaming)
Eat her fucking face!
- Eat her fucking face!
- Eat it! Eat it!
- [Milian] Eat her fucking face!
(victim screaming drowns out torturers)
- [Torturers] Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
(victim screams)
Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
- [Milian] Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face!
(torturer screaming)
Hey. Hey.
Hey!
- No! No!
- Go fuck Kelly.
- No!
No!
(victim screaming)
(Kelly grunting)
(victim continues screaming)
- I wouldn't say I enjoyed it.
I am intrigued by it, however.
- I don't believe all art
was meant to be enjoyed.
- You consider yourself an artist?
- Every true filmmaker does.
- A snuff filmmaker.
- I wouldn't consider my films snuff.
They're experimental.
- Can you elaborate on that?
- Well, they explore the human endurance.
Like, take Kelly for instance.
She's been raped, beaten, starved,
forced to cannibalize,
but yet she still keeps going.
What's her limit?
That's what my films ask:
What is the limit?
- I would say she has been
pushed way past her limit.
I did some digging on who Kelly might be,
and I found Kelly Tench,
18 years old.
She went missing about a year ago.
Very similar features.
She was presumed to be a prostitute.
The other girl-
- A whore like Kelly,
low-life swine.
No one cares about these women.
What do you think of "Hammer Fight"?
(player clacking and whirring)
(objects clattering)
(players whirs and clacks)
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- [Milian] Yeah. You're a disgrace!
You're a disgrace!
(music drowns out Milian)
That what you came here for.
(Larry and Ellen screams)
(gun fires)
Break his face!
(Ellen screaming)
(suspenseful music)
Break his face! Break his face!
Come on.
Get in it.
Get in it.
Come on, Danny boy.
Fabulous.
- Yeah.
I'll break your motherfucking face!
- [Milian] Yeah. Have fun.
(unsettling music)
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After the fun is over...
Ooh, fuck yes.
All right, let's do this.
Larry, do your shit.
(Larry giggling)
(gun fires)
- Danny Tales and Nick Scott,
not the kind of people
who you would normally consider low-lives.
- No.
Dipshit frat college kids.
- So the victims in "Kannibal Kelly"
were prostitutes
and then the victims
in "Hammer Fight"-
- I don't give a fuck.
I might have implied
that I care who I cast,
but I don't.
Can I ask you a question?
- Sure.
- How desensitized are you?
- [Julian] To violence?
- Yes.
- Completely.
- I don't believe that.
- Believe what you want.
I wanna keep talking about Kelly.
She disappeared-
- What was it like
working on the Gianni Lenzi case?
- [Julian] What?
Why?
- I admire his work.
- What do you admire about his work?
- His approach, his passion.
- You asked me here
because of my work on
the Gianni Lenzi case?
(Milian clears throat)
I'm sure he would have
loved your work as well.
- Let's talk about Gianni Lenzi.
What can you tell me about
your little sting operation?
That you were sneaky?
- Well, I wanted to write a story
about what it felt like
to be one of the girls
in their final moments,
so I did my research,
put myself in the same vicinity
as they were last seen,
and I waited.
Lenzi pulled up, I got in the car.
My team followed us.
We got to the motel, the cops arrived.
- When you two got to the motel room,
how far did you guys go?
- How far did we go?
- Yeah. Did you kiss him?
- [Julian] No, nothing.
(Milian sharply exhales)
- I don't believe you.
- [Julian] The cops came moments
after we entered the room.
- [Milian] Not what I heard.
- Not what you heard?
- I heard you fucked Gianni!
- And who would you hear this from?
(water running)
(water continues running)
(water continues running)
Fuck.
(camera beeps)
(water continues running)
(camera beeps)
(footsteps thumping)
(camera tapping)
(footsteps thumping)
(water running)
(Julia exhales)
(water running)
(Julia sighs)
(water running)
(water continues running)
(footsteps shuffling)
(Gianni sighs)
(footsteps clicking)
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(ominous music)
- [Gianni] What was your name again?
Was it Julia
or Jules?
- You can call me whatever you want.
- Maybe you were killing time
before the cops showed up.
It's hell of a way doing that.
(ominous music)
Maybe you did this
because you have some serial killer kink.
You're like those girls
who worship Dahmer or,
or the Night Stalker.
- You didn't answer my question.
And I can assure you that
cannot be far from true.
- I believe it.
I believe you fucked him.
And maybe you were hoping that outta me.
- I'm sorry, Milian,
but you're being delusional.
- That's some ballsy shit
to say to a guy like me,
especially you being in my own home.
- I have been doing this
for a very long time.
I am not scared of guys like you.
- You're turned on by them.
(ominous music)
(Milian sighs)
Larry,
put on, uh, "Kannibal
Kelly" behind the scenes.
(ominous music)
- Uh, what's happening?
(blow thuds)
What the fuck was that?
- I'm not stupid, Julia.
I know a little girl like you
wouldn't come up here alone.
(ominous music)
(Julia gasps)
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I know things.
I know exactly how your little
sting operation played out
and I know exactly how you
thought tonight would play out.
(ominous music)
(Milian laughing)
See, Julia,
I know these things.
(Milian laughing)
Good job, little brother!
(ominous music)
So how do you feel?
How do you feel?
(Milian chuckles)
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'Cause my brother told me.
- Gianni-
(Julian sniffling)
(menacing music)
- No. (crying)
(Larry laughing)
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- The real reason I invited you here
was to make a film.
- [Julia] No.
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- Let me pitch you the idea.
(menacing music)
A revenge filmed that follows a story
of a serial killer's brother
who wants vengeance
against a crime journalist
who put his brother behind bars.
It's a real, over-the-top gore fest.
People are gonna go crazy for this shit.
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- What the fuck are you gonna do to me?
(unsettling music)
- The worst!
(Larry and Ellen laughing)
- No! (crying)
(crew laughing)
(Julian crying)
Please, no!
(crew laughing)
- Behold the star
of "The Punishment Tapes."
(Larry laughing)
(Julia crying)
Voila.
- Please!
(crew laughing)
(crew continues laughing)
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(Larry laughing)
(Julia screaming)
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(Larry laughing)
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Hello!
(crew laughing)
(unsettling music)
Hello.
(Ellen laughing)
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Come on, Larry!
(Larry indistinctly yells)
(Ellen screams)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
(Julia screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
- [Julia] Please.
- [Milian] Hear no evil.
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
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(Larry laughing)
Yeah.
(Larry laughing)
(Julia screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry Laughing)
(music drowns out Ellen)
(Julian screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Julia continues screaming)
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(Julia continues screaming)
- [Ellen] Fucking pull
it. Fucking pull it!
(Ellen laughing)
(unsettling music)
- [Milian] See no evil.
(unsettling music)
(Julian screaming)
(unsettling music continues)
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Speak no evil!
(unsettling music)
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- [Ellen] Hi, Julia. (laughing)
What are you gonna say to
that? (faintly speaking)
- [Milian] I love it. (laughs)
(crew laughing)
Oh. (lips smack)
- [Ellen] Here you go.
[Milian] Supper time, Kelly.
- [Ellen] A yummy journalist, Kelly.
- [Milian] Yeah, Kelly.
Oh, Kelly girl.
- [Ellen] Eat her up. Eat her up!
(crew laughing)
Eat her up, Kelly!
(crew laughing)
(Kelly grunting)
(crew laughing)
(laughter drowns out crew member)
Eat her up, Kelly!
(crew laughing)
(laughter drowns out Ellen)
- [Milian] Whoo!
(crew laughing)
- [Milian] Eat up, Kelly.
You happy, Kelly.
You happy.
(crew laughing)
(Kelly roars and laughs)
(crew continues laughing)
(Kelly grunting)
(crew continues laughing)
(Kelly growls)
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- [Producer 1] Yeah, listen, Milian.
Milian, is it?
- [Milian] Yes.
- [Producer 1] Okay. All right.
Um, we appreciate you
sending us, uh, your film.
It's, it's interesting.
Um, it's different too,
and, uh, you know, we,
we appreciate that here.
Uh, but we're gonna have to, uh,
we're gonna have to pass this time on, uh,
distribution.
- [Producer 2] We understand
you're disappointed, Milian,
and we appreciate your
effort, but frankly,
there just isn't enough meat on the bones.
- [Milian] What? Not
enough meat on the bones?
(producer sighs)
What does that even mean?
- [Producer 2] Well, we didn't feel
the narrative.
- I'm a...
(producer sighs)
- [Producer 1] Uh, yeah.
You know, (sighs)
there isn't, there isn't a narrative here.
There isn't a narrative in your movie.
It's, it's, uh, it's, it's interesting.
It's, it's experimental,
like I said, but, um,
but the main thing here is that it's,
it's very nihilistic, um,
too nihilistic for our, for our liking.
Uh-
- [Milian] Hey, I,
I am an artist.
- Look, uh,
you have the hustle.
Milian, you have the hustle,
and we appreciate that,
but we'd appreciate if
you'd stop reaching out
concerning your film.
It's just not for us.
Yeah.
- [Milian] But I sent it all over town.
You're all that's left.
I, I put thousands into this-
- Hey, maybe this is-
- [Milian] Into this movie.
- [Producer 1] Pretty soon, you know?
- [Milian] This film,
it has something to say.
It's, it's raw.
It's unlike anything that's out there.
- [Producer 1] Oh yeah.
- [Milian] I feel, I feel
like this is my last chance.
You, you have to reconsider,
please.
- Yeah. We u-
No, we, we get that.
We, we understand.
We, we...
Listen, we, we know the struggle.
We, we definitely know the struggle.
Um, uh, we're sorry.
And, you know, we wish
you all the best in the-
- [Milian] Fuck this! Please.
- Hey, Milian, Milian.
- Bullshit!
- [Producer 2] Maybe take
this as a lesson, okay?
This is an eyeopener.
Maybe you need to try something different.
Make something personal.
I didn't enjoy this film, but-
- [Milian] No. Fuck you!
Suck my dick, you my stupid bitch!
(victim sniffling)
(gloomy music)
(victim groans)
(victim moaning)
(gloomy music)
(victim continues moaning)
(tense music)
(victim continues moaning)
(tense music continues)
- Help.
Help. (moans)
Help me!
Help!
Help! (crying)
Help me!
Help! (crying)
Somebody help me, please.
Help! (panting)
(tense music)
(victim moans)
Help.
(tense music)
(victim crying)
(tense music continues)
(victim continues crying)
(tense music continues)
(victim continues crying)
Help me.
Help me. (crying)
Please help.
Help me, please.
Help. (sniffling)
(victim whimpering)
Help.
(victim whimpering)
Wh- what you gonna do to me?
(tense music)
- [Torturer] The worst?
(victim crying)
(disquieting music)
(disquieting music continues)
We passed upon the stairs
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as a surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long, long time ago
(disquieting music continues)
Oh, no
Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world
(traffic whooshing)
(traffic continues whooshing)
(traffic continues whooshing)
(footsteps pattering)
(traffic continues whooshing)
(traffic humming)
(traffic continues humming)
(traffic continues humming)
(car horn honking)
(ominous music)
(footsteps shuffling)
(ominous music continues)
(footsteps continue shuffling)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
- [Ellen] Walk slowly, bitch.
(ominous music)
Julia?
- [Julia] Yeah.
Sorry, you're not who I was expecting.
(Ellen scoffs)
(car engine droning)
- [Ellen] So who are you expecting?
- Honestly? A man. (chuckles)
- [Ellen] If you think I'm the one
who sent you those tapes, you're wrong.
I just help out.
- [Julian] Okay. Gotcha.
(car engine revving)
- [Ellen] So you are the one
that took it down Gianni
Lenzi, huh? (chuckles)
- [Julian] Yeah, I trapped him.
- [Ellen] That was some article you wrote.
You got serious balls, girl.
- [Julia] Thanks.
(footsteps thumping)
(object thuds)
(shoe thuds)
(shoe thuds)
(electrical device buzzing)
- What's your name again?
- Just to be clear, that
wasn't a compliment.
I don't admire you.
(car engine revving)
(camera beeps)
(car engine continues revving)
Watch yourself! Jesus!
- Can I ask you some questions?
(Ellen sighs)
- [Ellen] Milian said you would.
- So can I?
- [Ellen] Sure.
(car engine revving)
(camera beeps)
- Can I ask you your name?
(Ellen sighs)
(car engine revving)
- It's Ellen.
- [Julian] Ellen, you said you
work with a guy named Milian.
Is he the one who sent me those movies?
- Yes.
- [Julian] Who is Milian?
(Ellen chuckles)
- Milian is the new wave.
He's extreme, but not for
the sake of being extreme.
His films are honest,
bold, and raw,
unlike that Hollywood slush
being released these days.
- [Julian] How did you
get involved with Milian?
- I met him at an underbelly work.
He said he liked my energy.
We talked, shared some mutual interests.
You know how that goes.
- [Julian] So you guys are what?
Friends? Lovers?
- Oh.
- [Julian] In a relationship?
(Ellen sighs)
- Milian and I, all of it.
- What did you use to do
before you met Milian?
- [Ellen] I used to make my own films.
- What kind of films?
(car engine rumbling)
(Ellen sighs)
- Nothing as good as Milian's.
But just like him, it was erotic horror.
- You think Milian's work is erotic.
(car engine rumbling)
- You don't?
(Ellen scoffs)
Listen, I get you.
I know that you're this big-time, ballsy,
daring journalist that
Milian fucking loves-
- Milian loves me?
(Ellen sharply exhales)
- Yeah. It seems that way. (sighs)
It's, like, this is a
fucking bad idea, man!
I told him that!
- [Julian] So he's like a fan of mine?
- Yeah, I guess.
All right, that's enough.
I'm gonna need you to put that thing down.
- Why?
- And grab the fucking hood
from the glove compartment.
Because I said so!
(Julian sighing)
(Julian sighing)
- [Julian] I'm sorry, but these reeks of-
- I don't give a fuck!
Just put it on!
Fuck!
A fucking child could do it!
You're such a brat.
Fuck.
Fucking cunt.
(Julian sighs)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music fades)
(water splashing)
(traffic humming)
(traffic continues humming)
(traffic continues humming)
- [Stranger] Ooh, yeah.
(Ben sighs)
(Ben sighs)
(plate scrapes)
- I'm sorry.
(vehicle engine revving)
(Ben sighs)
- I know I shouldn't have
shown you these movies.
- Okay. I, I, I just don't
get it how you're able...
I, I don't know how you're
able to watch that shit alone.
- [Julian] I've seen worse.
- No.
- Much worse.
- No, no. Bullshit.
Bullshit. No fucking way.
We just watched some dude bash his,
his friend's head..
He, he, he was forced to
bash his friend's head in
with a hammer.
That's, that's goddamn nuts, Julia.
That, that, that's way worse
than any Gianni Lenzi shit.
- You're gonna try to convince me
not to go?
- I'm gonna try
to convince you not to go, yes.
- You can't. This is huge.
- Julia.
(Julia sighs)
Julia.
Fuck.
Shit. Just...
Fuck, Julia.
- I'm gonna need you to tail us again.
(traffic humming)
(Ben sharply exhales)
(Ben sighs)
- Fuck it.
Do you even, like,
do you even know where he's taking you?
Actually, do you even know the guy?
- [Julian] No. I mean, I, I don't know.
Maybe it's to the snuff filmmaker.
I just know I'm supposed to meet him
in some street in Soho.
(traffic humming)
(Ben sighs)
- All right.
Okay, then, then.
It will just be like last time.
I'll just tail you guys.
And then if you take
way too long in there,
I'll call the cops.
- No. No, no, no, no.
I need more time on this one.
- [Ben] Fuck that. No, no, no.
Julia-
(Julia sighs)
- He asked for an interview.
He wants the attention.
I'm gonna give him that.
You're not gonna play
hero on this one, okay?
(vehicle engine revving)
(Ben sighs)
- You know what? Okay. (deeply inhales)
Anyway, if you were actually scared,
you wouldn't be actually (chuckles)
asking me to tail you.
- It's just a precaution,
like you're my safety
vest so I don't drown.
- Safety vest, huh?
(traffic humming)
Sure.
(Ben sighs)
All right.
(Julia sighs)
(traffic humming)
Ugh. Okay, no, I can't do it.
I d- I...
How are you able to eat
after watching that shit?
- I like horror movies.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(keys jangling)
- [Ellen] We're here.
(seatbelt whirs)
(door clicks)
(door slams)
(door clicks)
(latch clicks)
(seatbelt whirs)
All right. Come on, princess.
- [Julian] I, I can't see.
(Ellen sighs)
- [Ellen] Just take one step out.
I'll walk you to the house.
I'll take off the hood when we're inside.
Come on now.
Jesus.
(car door slams)
(Julia sighs)
- Thanks.
- [Ellen] Fuck off.
(electrical device buzzing)
(footsteps shuffling)
(Julian deeply exhales)
(footsteps shuffling)
(suspenseful music)
- [Julian] Oh, shit.
(suspenseful music)
(camera beeps)
- Hey. What the fuck do
you think you're doing?
Oh.
- I'm h-
I am here to write my experience with you.
- I don't give a fuck! Put that away!
(suspenseful music)
- [Julian] Milian invited
me to write a story.
What do you think I am doing?
This is writing a story.
Now you can let go.
(Ellen chuckles)
- Don't raise our voice at me.
- [Julian] Oh.
- Pick up your trash.
- It's okay, love.
Julia can do what she wants.
(suspenseful music)
Ellen, I can already tell you've
been hostile to out guest.
I'm sorry.
I guess I drank a little
more than I thought.
- [Julian] You're a Milian?
- That is me, Julia.
- [Julian] Nice meeting you.
- Have a seat. Make yourself at home.
- [Julian] Thank you.
(suspenseful music)
- Oh, that Door Dash-looking
motherfucker over there,
that's Larry.
- [Julian] Hi.
- [Milian] So, Julia,
can my friend get you something to drink?
- [Julian] Oh, no.
That's quite all right. Thank you.
- [Milian] Water?
- No, thank you.
Um, I'm gonna start recording.
Is that okay?
- [Milian] Of course.
(suspenseful music)
(Julia chuckles)
- What? Did I say something funny?
If you're trying to intimidate me, Ellen,
it's not working.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Julia sharply exhales)
Milian, I really appreciate the invite.
(door slams)
- Are you kidding me?
I'm so happy you're here.
I'm a big fan of your work.
- That's interesting to me.
- [Milian] What?
- That you're such a big fan.
- Ah, big fan.
I see maybe you have great potential
in your future or, uh,
maybe amazing potential.
You just never know.
(Larry laughing)
- What, what am I missing here, Milian?
- Nothing.
He, he, he's a cartoon in a human form.
- How did you meet Larry?
Does he take part in the productions?
(Larry laughing)
- Shut the fuck up, you fucking rodent!
I apologize for his juvenile behavior.
I'm sorry, Jules.
Can I call you Jules?
- No. Julia, please.
- Okay, Julia, I apologize.
(Milian clears throat)
What was, uh, the question
regarding these jackasses again?
- Uh, does Larry take
part in your productions?
- Uh, yes.
Um, Ellen and, um, Larry,
they're like my little helpers.
They're my cast and crew.
But sometimes these crackheads
have some good fucking ideas.
- Have you ever considered
doing your own project?
Have you ever considered going alone?
- Don't ask him shit!
Can I ask you a question?
- Um, by all means.
- Do you enjoy my work?
- Truly, master.
- [Master] And is your heart
black and full of hate?
- [Monster] Black as
midnight, black as pitch,
blacker than the foulest witch.
- [Master] Something-
(player clacking)
(tape whirring)
(object clattering)
(object continue clattering)
- [Victim] Help! Somebody help me!
Please let go of me!
- [Torturer] We are having some fun.
- [Victim] No! Help me!
- [Torturer] You're good.
- [Victim] Somebody help me, please!
- [Torturer] That's for you.
- [Victim] Let go!
- Hey, Kelly.
- No, no.
- Good evening, Kelly.
- Please, let me, let me go.
- Are you hungry, Kelly?
- No.
- Hey.
- Let me go!
- [Torturer] Good girl.
- [Victim] Somebody help me!
- [Torturer] Got some food for you.
- [Victim] Please, let me go!
- [Torturer] Hey, Kelly girl.
There you go. There you go.
Yeah, Kelly.
- Somebody help me!
No, no. Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go.
- There we go.
- [Victim] Let go of me!
Get off!
- [Torturer] Kelly.
- [Victim] Help! (crying)
Let me go.
Let me...
Please.
No! No!
No.
- Yeah.
Yeah, girl.
(victim screaming)
- Eat her fucking face!
Eat her fucking face!
- [Milian and Torturer]
Eat her fucking face!
Eat her fucking face!
(victim screaming)
Eat her fucking face!
- Eat her fucking face!
- Eat it! Eat it!
- [Milian] Eat her fucking face!
(victim screaming drowns out torturers)
- [Torturers] Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
(victim screams)
Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face! Eat her face!
- [Milian] Eat her face! Eat her face!
Eat her face!
(torturer screaming)
Hey. Hey.
Hey!
- No! No!
- Go fuck Kelly.
- No!
No!
(victim screaming)
(Kelly grunting)
(victim continues screaming)
- I wouldn't say I enjoyed it.
I am intrigued by it, however.
- I don't believe all art
was meant to be enjoyed.
- You consider yourself an artist?
- Every true filmmaker does.
- A snuff filmmaker.
- I wouldn't consider my films snuff.
They're experimental.
- Can you elaborate on that?
- Well, they explore the human endurance.
Like, take Kelly for instance.
She's been raped, beaten, starved,
forced to cannibalize,
but yet she still keeps going.
What's her limit?
That's what my films ask:
What is the limit?
- I would say she has been
pushed way past her limit.
I did some digging on who Kelly might be,
and I found Kelly Tench,
18 years old.
She went missing about a year ago.
Very similar features.
She was presumed to be a prostitute.
The other girl-
- A whore like Kelly,
low-life swine.
No one cares about these women.
What do you think of "Hammer Fight"?
(player clacking and whirring)
(objects clattering)
(players whirs and clacks)
(funky music)
(funky music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
- [Milian] Yeah. You're a disgrace!
You're a disgrace!
(music drowns out Milian)
That what you came here for.
(Larry and Ellen screams)
(gun fires)
Break his face!
(Ellen screaming)
(suspenseful music)
Break his face! Break his face!
Come on.
Get in it.
Get in it.
Come on, Danny boy.
Fabulous.
- Yeah.
I'll break your motherfucking face!
- [Milian] Yeah. Have fun.
(unsettling music)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
After the fun is over...
Ooh, fuck yes.
All right, let's do this.
Larry, do your shit.
(Larry giggling)
(gun fires)
- Danny Tales and Nick Scott,
not the kind of people
who you would normally consider low-lives.
- No.
Dipshit frat college kids.
- So the victims in "Kannibal Kelly"
were prostitutes
and then the victims
in "Hammer Fight"-
- I don't give a fuck.
I might have implied
that I care who I cast,
but I don't.
Can I ask you a question?
- Sure.
- How desensitized are you?
- [Julian] To violence?
- Yes.
- Completely.
- I don't believe that.
- Believe what you want.
I wanna keep talking about Kelly.
She disappeared-
- What was it like
working on the Gianni Lenzi case?
- [Julian] What?
Why?
- I admire his work.
- What do you admire about his work?
- His approach, his passion.
- You asked me here
because of my work on
the Gianni Lenzi case?
(Milian clears throat)
I'm sure he would have
loved your work as well.
- Let's talk about Gianni Lenzi.
What can you tell me about
your little sting operation?
That you were sneaky?
- Well, I wanted to write a story
about what it felt like
to be one of the girls
in their final moments,
so I did my research,
put myself in the same vicinity
as they were last seen,
and I waited.
Lenzi pulled up, I got in the car.
My team followed us.
We got to the motel, the cops arrived.
- When you two got to the motel room,
how far did you guys go?
- How far did we go?
- Yeah. Did you kiss him?
- [Julian] No, nothing.
(Milian sharply exhales)
- I don't believe you.
- [Julian] The cops came moments
after we entered the room.
- [Milian] Not what I heard.
- Not what you heard?
- I heard you fucked Gianni!
- And who would you hear this from?
(water running)
(water continues running)
(water continues running)
Fuck.
(camera beeps)
(water continues running)
(camera beeps)
(footsteps thumping)
(camera tapping)
(footsteps thumping)
(water running)
(Julia exhales)
(water running)
(Julia sighs)
(water running)
(water continues running)
(footsteps shuffling)
(Gianni sighs)
(footsteps clicking)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(ominous music)
- [Gianni] What was your name again?
Was it Julia
or Jules?
- You can call me whatever you want.
- Maybe you were killing time
before the cops showed up.
It's hell of a way doing that.
(ominous music)
Maybe you did this
because you have some serial killer kink.
You're like those girls
who worship Dahmer or,
or the Night Stalker.
- You didn't answer my question.
And I can assure you that
cannot be far from true.
- I believe it.
I believe you fucked him.
And maybe you were hoping that outta me.
- I'm sorry, Milian,
but you're being delusional.
- That's some ballsy shit
to say to a guy like me,
especially you being in my own home.
- I have been doing this
for a very long time.
I am not scared of guys like you.
- You're turned on by them.
(ominous music)
(Milian sighs)
Larry,
put on, uh, "Kannibal
Kelly" behind the scenes.
(ominous music)
- Uh, what's happening?
(blow thuds)
What the fuck was that?
- I'm not stupid, Julia.
I know a little girl like you
wouldn't come up here alone.
(ominous music)
(Julia gasps)
(ominous music continues)
I know things.
I know exactly how your little
sting operation played out
and I know exactly how you
thought tonight would play out.
(ominous music)
(Milian laughing)
See, Julia,
I know these things.
(Milian laughing)
Good job, little brother!
(ominous music)
So how do you feel?
How do you feel?
(Milian chuckles)
(ominous music)
'Cause my brother told me.
- Gianni-
(Julian sniffling)
(menacing music)
- No. (crying)
(Larry laughing)
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- The real reason I invited you here
was to make a film.
- [Julia] No.
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- Let me pitch you the idea.
(menacing music)
A revenge filmed that follows a story
of a serial killer's brother
who wants vengeance
against a crime journalist
who put his brother behind bars.
It's a real, over-the-top gore fest.
People are gonna go crazy for this shit.
(Ellen and Larry laughing)
- What the fuck are you gonna do to me?
(unsettling music)
- The worst!
(Larry and Ellen laughing)
- No! (crying)
(crew laughing)
(Julian crying)
Please, no!
(crew laughing)
- Behold the star
of "The Punishment Tapes."
(Larry laughing)
(Julia crying)
Voila.
- Please!
(crew laughing)
(crew continues laughing)
(static buzzing)
(static continues buzzing)
(static continues buzzing)
(static continues buzzing)
(static continues buzzing)
(static continues buzzing)
(unsettling music)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
(Larry laughing)
(Julia screaming)
(unsettling music continues)
(Larry laughing)
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Hello!
(crew laughing)
(unsettling music)
Hello.
(Ellen laughing)
(unsettling music)
Come on, Larry!
(Larry indistinctly yells)
(Ellen screams)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
(Julia screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
- [Julia] Please.
- [Milian] Hear no evil.
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry yelling)
(unsettling music continues)
(Larry laughing)
Yeah.
(Larry laughing)
(Julia screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Ellen and Larry Laughing)
(music drowns out Ellen)
(Julian screaming)
(unsettling music)
(Julia continues screaming)
(unsettling music continues)
(Julia continues screaming)
- [Ellen] Fucking pull
it. Fucking pull it!
(Ellen laughing)
(unsettling music)
- [Milian] See no evil.
(unsettling music)
(Julian screaming)
(unsettling music continues)
(unsettling music continues)
Speak no evil!
(unsettling music)
(unsettling music continues)
- [Ellen] Hi, Julia. (laughing)
What are you gonna say to
that? (faintly speaking)
- [Milian] I love it. (laughs)
(crew laughing)
Oh. (lips smack)
- [Ellen] Here you go.
[Milian] Supper time, Kelly.
- [Ellen] A yummy journalist, Kelly.
- [Milian] Yeah, Kelly.
Oh, Kelly girl.
- [Ellen] Eat her up. Eat her up!
(crew laughing)
Eat her up, Kelly!
(crew laughing)
(Kelly grunting)
(crew laughing)
(laughter drowns out crew member)
Eat her up, Kelly!
(crew laughing)
(laughter drowns out Ellen)
- [Milian] Whoo!
(crew laughing)
- [Milian] Eat up, Kelly.
You happy, Kelly.
You happy.
(crew laughing)
(Kelly roars and laughs)
(crew continues laughing)
(Kelly grunting)
(crew continues laughing)
(Kelly growls)
(disquieting music)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
(disquieting music continues)
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