A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
Berlin International Film Festival Teddy Award for Best Feature Film, 1991 (winner)
Fantasporto Critics' Award, 1992 (winner); International Fantasy Film Award Best Film, 1992 (nominated)
Independent Spirit Awards Best Director, 1992 (nominated); Best First Feature, 1992 (nominated)
Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard, 1991 (nominated)
Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival Special Prize of the Jury, 1991, "For keeping the subversive values inherent to any genuine poetry in force"
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic, 1991 (winner)
Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake
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