Ius Talionis—Short Film

To boost my portfolio, I wrote an idea for a lingerie commercial in 2017. An idea that, over time, turned into a script for a short film. Unfortunately, there was no funding to make the film, so the idea ended up on the shelf. 

Fast forward to one year later - via a detour, I found a production company in Germany, Neuland Films, who believed in this idea, and together we brought this beauty to life. 

{Exodus 21:22–25}

The codex of Hammurabi, king of Babylonia (1792-1750 BC), is one of the oldest law books found so far. The laws of Hammurabi are nowadays called an example of harsh punishment. This is called the so-called Talio principle:

“Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” or IUS TALIONIS - “retaliation”

Writer & Director - Robin Piree | Production Company - Neuland Films | Executive Producer - Pete Schilling | Producer - Robin Piree & Martin Schilling | Line Producer - Anne Kaifer | Cinematographer - Jens Wirtzfeld | Lingerie Designer - Tisja Damen | Music - Jorrit Kleijnen | Sound Design - Quincy Vlijtig | Editor - Robin Piree | Colorist - Joppo in de Grot