Fans are going wild over the sequel to controversial Netflix film 365 Days, insisting it’s “crazier than the last one”.
The first film arrived in 2020 and follows Laura (Anna-Maria Sieklucka) as she’s kidnapped by Massimo (Michele Morrone) and held captive for 365 days in an attempt to make her fall in love with him.
The erotic thriller was controversial on its release, with some saying it glamorised kidnapping and abuse.
The film also received criticism for its confusing storyline and character development, with it soon developing a cult following due to its "so bad it’s good" scenes.
In the popular Netflix movie, Laura, a sales director at a luxurious Warsaw hotel, takes a trip to Sicily with her boyfriend in a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship - and is soon kidnapped by Massimo, who has taken over the family business after his mafia boss father's assassination.
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In sequel 365 Days: This Day - which fans begged for - Laura and Massimo are reunited, but their relationship is jeopardised by his criminal family and a new, mysterious man who tries to win Laura's trust.
Directed by Barbara Białowąs, who co-directed the first film with Tomasz Mandes, This Day sees the two leads now in a consensual relationship, with the film promising to include "more extraordinarily steamy encounters" as well as "bitter jealousy and dangerous betrayals".
Judging by the reaction to the film on social media, it’s lived up to that promise.
One viewer wrote on Twitter: “Man this 365 days is crazier than last one awww”.
Many viewers commented on the film’s apparent lack of plot, with someone writing: “365 days: this day, you disappointed me. It was literally 90% sex scenes w/ 10% plot. and idek what that 10% was?”
“365 days: this day in a nutshell: 75% sex scene, 20% music video, 5% story line. That's it. That's the tweet,” another added.
One fan even went to the trouble of counting the amount of sex scenes in the film, reporting back: “I counted about eight sex scenes in 365 Days: This Day".
Another added: “10 mins into 365 days this day and they have f**ked twice”.
A different fan of the film quipped: “365 Days: This Day— lord forgive me for I'm about to sin…again.”
Critics of the first film said it "romanticised a dangerous relationship between a captor and victim", with singer Duffy even writing a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saying that 365 Days "eroticises" kidnapping and distorts sexual violence and trafficking as a "sexy" movie.
Her letter, published by entertainment news website Deadline, followed a petition being set up on Change.org calling for the movie to be removed from Netflix for glorifying sex trafficking and facilitating sexual aggression towards women.
A spokesman for Netflix pointed out at the time that the film carried high ratings for violence, sex, nudity, and violence.
He also pointed out this was a Polish film released theatrically in several countries in February 2020 and Netflix had licensed the film and was not involved in the production.
"We believe strongly in giving our members around the world more choice and control over their Netflix viewing experience," the spokesman said.
"Members can choose what they do and do not want to watch by setting maturity filters at a profile level and removing specific titles to protect from content they feel is too mature."
365 Days: This Day is on Netflix now.
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