a detective ( panos thanassoulis ) arrive at an isolated villa look for a missing girl and laura and and be imprison and sexually torture by a mother or daughter ( meredyth herold and michele valley ) duo who have kill laura and among others and and bury them in their backyard . this thoroughly bizarre film contain obvious homage to the great film noir and laura ( 1944 ) and from the initial plot ( a detective in love with a dead girl and whose painting be on the wall ) to the beautiful black and white cinematography and to the detective voice over narration but move off into direction that be totally unexpected if not downright silly ( for example another homage and this time to the mummy ( 1932 ) where one of the main character be be sodomise by her father who dress a the mummy ) . although there much nastiness and depravity on show ( from thanassoulis be tie down and give electro shock treatment before herold urinates on his face and to valley rap him and then vomit on his face and to the denouement where thanassoulis kill valley with a knife he have strap on like a dildo ) and the film never really feels nasty and sick . this be obviously quite incredible and an achievement in itself . how do it pull it off . well there a very playful air about the proceeding ( some even call this a comedy ) while valley and herold relationship be almost child like and valley often speak to the camera ( which be an irritation ) in her sweet and pleasant voice discuss what have happen . the whole situation be like a game and albeit fetishistic and depraved game and which and in spite of the fact that we know theyre killer and doesn not create any real sense of danger or dread . interestingly thanassoulis never really speak to the lady and they speak predominantly in english and a little french whilst all we hear from him be the voice over ( another common noir technique that the film employ ) and which be in greek . be he consign to a dreadful fate or do he also not really feel in any real danger . the latter be unlikely but he never really try to turn the table on his captor . a truly bizarre film and well make and shot and with excellent and appropriate music in the style of 40 noir . obviously not for all taste but certainly worth a look for viewer of challenge and offbeat cinema .