Baise-moi is a novel by French author Virginie Despentes, first publishe in 1999. A film based on the book, and with the same name, was released the following year. The film, directed by Despentes and actress Coralie Trinh Thi, received intense media coverage because its graphic mix of real rather than simulated sex and violence was on the limit of that allowed by censors in various countries around the world. After only three days, the film was removed from the cinema circuit after a barrage of complaints.