studying how body horror is received in different cultural contexts. Georgian culture is traditionally family-oriented and Orthodox Christian. How do Georgian viewers reconcile the film’s abject bodily fusion with their cultural taboos?
ფილმი მოგვითხრობს გერმანიაში მოგზაურ ორ ამერიკელ გოგონაზე, რომელთა ავტომობილიც ღამით ტყეში ფუჭდება. დახმარების ძებნისას ისინი ხვდებიან განმარტოებულ ვილაში, სადაც ცხოვრობს გადამდგარი ქირურგი, ექიმი იოზეფ ჰაიტერი.
The film received mixed reviews, often described as "revolting" and "grotesque" by critics at Common Sense Media , while gaining a cult following for its shock value. Where to find it "Qartulad" (in Georgian)
The story follows two American tourists, Lindsay (Ashley C. Williams) and Jenny (Ashlynn Yennie), who find themselves stranded in rural Germany. While searching for help, they stumble upon the home of a disturbed scientist, Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser). Heiter, a former surgeon, has a fascination with the human body and its potential for manipulation. He reveals to the women that he has developed a technique to surgically connect people mouth-to-anus, creating a grotesque, centipede-like creature.