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Movie poster: Permissive (1970)
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Permissive

1970 · 90 min Drama
4.5 / 10 · TMDB

When Suzy arrives in London to visit an old school friend, she is unwittingly plunged into the ruthless world of the 'groupie'. Fuelled by sex, drugs and jealousy, her new lifestyle fosters in her a cold, cynical instinct for survival. But tragedy is never far away.

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Year 1970
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Lindsay Shonteff
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.5/10 (13 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs its narrative on the contrast between apparent freedom and actual enslavement, relying on a quasi-documentary style to immerse the viewer in its milieu. It explores not the romance of rock 'n' roll, but its underbelly—the exhaustion, exploitation, and void it leaves behind.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of grimy, unshakable melancholy, a portrait of a scene that consumes its own. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lindsay Shonteff

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Watch late at night, in a state between fatigue and alertness, to fully absorb its grimy, dissipated energy.

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