SEXUAL DEPENDENCY
Sexual Dependencytakes a swim in the dark, complex waters of  sexual desire and identity. Set partly in Bolivia and partly in the U.S.  (and mixing Spanish and English), the movie follows the intersecting  stories of a poor teenage girl who rebels against her repressive father by  letting a rich older boy seduce her; a virgin boy whose friends pressure  him into seeing a prostitute; an angry, possessive boyfriend of a young  model; a young male model who hides his homosexuality from his macho  locker room buddies; and more. Almost the entire movie is shot in split  screen; sometimes the dual images present different events, sometimes the  same scene from different perspectives. This may sound headache-inducing,  but the movie's skillful use of this device is fascinating. Sharp  observations about how group behavior contrasts with individual psychology  makeSexual Dependencyan unsettling, provocative, but rewarding  film. (Note: Features full frontal nudity and graphic sex.)--Bret  Fetzer