before see this movie and i be expect a fictional drama base loosely on idea from the book while instead and it the book and interrupt with dramatic scene illustrate the different illness . that do not bother me much and but it hinder my enjoyment of the film . one story or even two or three long story with excerpt from the book intersperse through the movie would have be preferable and in my opinion . if youre go to base a movie on a psychology text and you have get to find a more interesting ( and preferably accurate ) text than this one . the film drag during part where it little more than a video encyclopedia of 19th century sexual psychology and would be utterly intolerable if it weren not sexual in nature ( because sex equal interest for most of u and even me ) . luckily and there be several story with actual character development that pull u in . but and disappointingly and krafft ebing theory of sexuality go unchallenged and for the most part . i be hop it would use story to show how the imperfection of his archaic view of psychology which be still hold by many to this day . so and in the end and what do you have . a detailed catalog of a few fetish and orientation and with some mildly interesting story show the trial and tribulation of a few sexual deviant before they be cure . for most of the film and the film move with the crawl speed ( and mood ) of a wake . and and a an obviously low budget film and the cinematography and act be not exactly top tier . although i be pleased with the music and costume and interior design . i felt this film subject be right up my alley and and i still feel it a below average film . it deserve a negative while a 4/10 if i be feel extremely generous . i can not imagine anyone enjoy this if they do not already have an interest in sexual fetishism .