Angry Kisses (German: Zornige Küsse) is a 2000 Swiss drama film directed by Judith Kennel. Set at a Catholic girlsâ boarding school, it follows a teenage girl who resists the schoolâÂÂs authority. The film was later screened at festivals including Solothurn and Locarno. Maria Simon won the Best Actress award at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Lea is sent against her will to a Catholic girlsâ boarding school, where she refuses to adapt or submit. With her new friend Katrin, she devises a plan to seduce a young priest and then accuse him of sexual harassment, hoping the scandal will get them out of the school. But their scheme does not go as intended.
The cast includes:
Zornige Küsse was Judith KennelâÂÂs first feature-length film. In writing and directing the film, she drew on her own boarding-school experience.
Maria Simon won the Best Actress award at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival in 2000 for her performance in Zornige Küsse. At the Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons, the film won the Coup du coeur award in 2001.
Filmdienst praised the film as a well-acted debut feature and highlighted its screenplay, irony, and milieu depiction. Filmbulletin praised the performances of Maria Simon and Jürgen Vogel and described the film as sensitive and emotionally engaging.
The film premiered in January 2000. It was later screened at the Solothurn Film Festival in 2000, the Moscow International Film Festival in 2000, the Locarno Film Festival in 2000, the Internationale Hofer Filmtage in 2000, the International WomenâÂÂs Film Festival Dortmund|Cologne in 2001, and the Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons in 2001.