CHINA WHITE SERPENTINE

The prick of needles, the pain of violence, the pleasures of naked flesh...

Trent was enticed by dark forces, entrapped in a lair of sin, and placed under the control of Tracey, a drug-dealing seductress. It was a world of erotic indulgence, frequent drug use, and dangerous mind games. This was Tracey’s world, and it eventually killed Trent – but not before he fell in love with another junkie named Beth, who became the only positive thing in his life. Today, Trent’s brother Dave is pulled into the nightmare that killed his addict sibling.  Dave’s sanity spirals out of control as he is assaulted by realizations of Trent’s dark past – a tempest of desire and agony that engulfed Trent and his lover Beth. It is Dave’s task to unlock the dark, seedy mysteries of Trent’s past while surviving the journey himself.

Cast
DJ Vivona
Eli DeGeer
Amanda Booth
Jason Allen Wolfe
Runtime: 70 minutes
Released: 2003
Additional Information

Written and directed by Eric Stanze and Robin Garrels.
Produced by Jeremy Wallace, Chris Belt, Ron Bonk, and Eric Stanze.

 

This very small, rapidly shot film was commissioned primarily for European distribution.  To date, it is probably Stanze’s least-seen and least-talked-about movie.  (The film is currently out of print.)

Reviews

"Grab-you-by-the-throat, first class, no-holds-barred indie movie making.  Raw and powerful… with characters you care about.  Indie entertainment at its best!  CHINA WHITE SERPENTINE is a gem."
MonstersAndCritics.com
"Slickly shot and edited, and the performances are impressive. That DeGeer, Wolfe, and Booth spend about a quarter of the film naked speaks volumes about their dedication. Setting a ghost story in the seedy, unpredictable world of hardcore drug addicts is a concept with tons of potential, and Garrels and Stanze certainly make the most of it."
Rue Morgue Magazine
"Stunning... An adventurous, trippy film... A deliberate middle finger to mainstream cinema that will provoke the right audience, and outrage everyone else."
DVDVerdict.com
"Head-spinning, experimental filmmaking with a nasty, explicit edge.  While many indie horror filmmakers are content to constantly tread the same territory over and over again, that charge certainly can't be leveled at Eric Stanze."
Mondo Digital
"A highly absorbing, near-experimental yarn.  Accomplished in its abundance of visually attractive ideas.  Eric Stanze is possibly the best filmmaker working within this medium in the U.S. today."
SexGoreMutants.co.uk
"A thumbing of the nose to mainstream cinema...  skillfully shot."
Horrorview.com
"A compelling and interesting storyline underneath acid trip visuals."
DVD Maniacs
"Solid performances... especially from DeGeer and Wolfe."
Film Threat Magazine
"It has such heart and emotion, and makes the audience care for the characters.  The direction, cinematography, and acting are all top notch."
Planet Fury
"Simply fantastic performance from Jason Allen Wolfe...  quality and entertaining indie filmmaking."
Monsters At Play

AWARDS

Listed In The "Top 10 Films Of The Year"
HorrorExpress.com
Special "Underrated Gem Showcase" Selection
2013 PollyGrind Film Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada