The Red Pill is a 2016 USA documentary by Cassie Jaye.
Starring Marc Angelucci, Jack Barnes and Richard Cassalata.
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey
following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
The Red Pill, a new documentary film about men's rights
activists (or MRAs), is out in limited release across the United States. It is also showing is in Melbourne, Australia, where tickets have completely sold out ahead of its November 5th premiere.
The film's producer, Cassie Jaye, has inevitably met
with backlash from feminist campaigners for taking a balanced approach toward the subject of men's rights activism.
A petition has been started by Australian feminists urging Kino Cinema to censor the screening of the film whilst describing
the movie in misleading terms. The petition reads:
Film-maker Cassie Jaye follows members of online hate-group 'The Red Pill,' known to most as the sexist cesspit of the internet, begins the complaint. The general
plotline goes something like this: 'feminist' Jaye decides to investigate rape-culture, opens the first hit on Google (Red Pill) and before she knows it, she has seen the light and converted to 'meninism.'
Please do not associate
your cinema with the kind of people who teach men how to violate women physically and emotionally. Please stand with the women everywhere, and do not promote misogynistic hate.
Much of the enmity toward The Red Pill comes from how it
features men's activist Paul Elam, who writes incendiary remarks and articles about women online. While there's no defending much of what he has says, the film itself neither promotes his most offensive opinions, nor does it vilify women the way some
feminists do to men. It merely presents MRAs in a (partly) sympathetic light.
Update: Banned
31st October 2016. See
article from vice.com
The Red Pill was due to have its Australian premiere in Melbourne next month, which has
since been cancelled by Palace Cinemas. The move comes after a campaign labelled it misogynistic propaganda.
In a letter to Men's Rights Melbourne, who have the exclusive distribution rights to the film after donating to its Kickstarter
campaign, Palace Cinemas explained:
We have come to a decision based on the overwhelmingly negative response we have received from our valued customers. We cannot proceed with the booking.
The
cinema chain also referred directly to a Change.org petition protesting the premiere of The Red Pill at Palace Kino in Melbourne, which received 2,370 signatures. The overwhelming number of responses, many from regular Kino customers, has really
resonated with us, Palace Cinemas told Men's Rights Melbourne.
Update: UK premiere 19th November in Soho, London
1st November 2016. See
article from heatst.com
See
event details from eventbrite.com
The Red Pill is coming to the UK. Heat Street reports that the movie's UK distributor says that its British premiere is planned for November 19th -- International Men's Day -- at London's Soho Hotel.
This comes after three other London venues
pulled the plug on The Red Pill after venue owners got cold feet about feminist opposition.
A UK preview went ahead without event at the invite-only National Men's Rights Working Forum in Bath. Distributor Richard Elliott said:
It's revolutionary. People were crying one minute, then giving a standing ovation the next. It's going to ruffle a few feathers.
Update: BBFC 15 rated
17th November 2016.
The BBFC has now passed The Red Pill 15 uncut for strong language for 2016 cinema release.
