U.S. label Mondo Macabro has announced that its limited edition of Dimis Dadiras' film
The Wild Pussycat/The Deserter (1969) will officially street on October 26. The release, which will be limited to 500 units, will be sold exclusively through mondomacabro.bigcartel.com.
UPDATE: A new promotional video for
The Wild Pussycat has been added below. Please be aware that it is not safe to view at work.
The label has also confirmed that a standard Blu-ray edition will follow it and later on will be available for purchase via major online retailers, such as Amazon.com.
The original Greek title of the film was Καυτή εκδίκησις – meaning "Hot Revenge". It was later re-released as Hot Revenge of Sex, just to make things clearer. The simple plot concerns a woman whose sister was exploited and driven to suicide by a sleazy pimp. In order to get revenge on him the sister seduces the man, drugs him and imprisons him in a sound proof room, tormenting him through a large one-way mirror.
The forthcoming disc will include two versions of the film – the uncut export print and the Greek domestic release which replaces much of the original's sleaze and tease with a sub plot involving drug smuggling, juvenile delinquency and the sort of moralistic police detective who seemed to be a specialty of Greek crime films of this period.