Saturday, February 28, 2026

Movie #3592 ........................."Two People Exchanging Saliva" (theater)

Movie #3592 "Two People exchanging Saliva" (theater)  There always has to be a way out one, and this one is --- once again live-action short, oscar-nominated 2026.  This one was way far out there for me to figure out completely.  This is what I saw:  in a society not of our own, kissing is punishable by being put in a box and thrown into the river.  When people pay for items they buy, they get slaps, and so many slaps brings on more of a stigma.  I saw only women punished, and so it may be a comment on a society that mistreats women (wow, consider that idea!).  And it is two women that the film focuses on who have a physical attraction to each other  - one buys clothes from the other.  A possible comment on the importance of outward appearance in women?  I had a thought that with diseases like Covid that a society might suggest that you can't exchange saliva with another --- which seems farfetched, but then we live in a society today that is getting rid of vaccinations that have kept some diseases controlled for decades.  So?  I'm sorry I can't say more about this, and because of that I would have to complain that there just wasn't enough info given -- but maybe that was just me, and the group I was in.  I would give it a weak 3 because of that, but I also found it intriguing in parts.  But I would be surprised if it gets the big award in this category.  

"TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA"   2024          36 mins   (might find it on hulu/disney)

In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face, Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store.  There she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl.  Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague. 


Directors:  Natalie Mustafa, Alexandre Singh

Writers:  same as above

Actors:  Zar amir Ebrahimi, Luana Bajrami, Vicky Krieps  

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