The Misandrists

The Misandrists is a 2017 English-language German drama film directed by Bruce LaBruce. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.

The film centres on a radical feminist group plotting a revolution to overthrow patriarchy in Germany. It is thematically linked with LaBruce's shorter film Ulrike's Brain, which premiered in the Berlin Film Festival's Forum program in the same week.

Cast

 * Susanne Sachße as Big Mother
 * Viva Ruiz as Sister Dagmar
 * Kembra Pfahler as Sister Kembra
 * Caprice Crawford as Sister Barbara
 * Grete Gehrke as Sister Grete

Reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Misandrists mounts a memorably gonzo assault on the patriarchy — one whose wild ambition and outré aesthetic are often enough to cover for its uneven execution." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".