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Koen?

ls he OK?

- Magda.

ls he likely to die?

- Magda.

Will he live?

- Hello.

They don't know.

- ls he going to make to it?

Magda.

- Hello, doctor.

How are you doing?

- Not too bad.

He'll make it.

He has lost a lot of blood,

but he'll make it.

He needs something to look forward to.

That's the main thing.

You need to give him

all the support you can.

l'll do my best.

That's good.

l'm going now. Good luck to you both.

- Thank you.

Sorry, Koen.

Sit down, shut up and watch.

Hasn't the judge gone too far in this?

- Not at all.

l believe the judge has applied

the law correctly here.

A judge needs to review each case

separately. lt's not a verdict on S&M.

The fundamental question is whether

a judge who frequents shady circles

is a suitable person to be a judge?

- Magda disagrees.

Shady?

- ln the company of pimps and rapists.

Does the state have any business

in our bedroom?

This was a case of extreme violence,

let's be clear on that.

The judge deemed it necessary to end it

to prevent anybody from getting killed.

l have spoken to prominent sexologists

and the DSM agrees.

Sadomasochism is perverse, so

Judge Allegaerts is a criminal pervert.

A pervert? According to the DSM?

- Hold on, what's the DSM?

A medical reference book that until 1990

claimed that homosexuals were perverts.

Homosexuality is in one's nature,

like sadomasochism.

Why does society accept one

but not the other?

Because S&M is punishable by law.

- Koen is my second husband.

My first husband beat me.

Why didn't you prosecute him?

l don't see...

- l filed charges,

but you dismissed them.

But if l express my sexual desires

in this day and age, l'm punished.

No! You didn't even have the nerve

to punish me, while it was my wish.

Koen would never have done it if weren't

for me. He's the best husband there is.

No other man would have done this for

his wife. We're committed to each other.

No matter what you do,

l will never leave him.

Do you have anything to add?

- No. And l cannot change my opinion...

Are you OK?

- l'm sorry.

Darling.

Hello?

- Mum, it's lris. Can l come up?

Of course, sweetheart.

We're on the first floor.

Hi.

- Hi, Mum. Hi, Dad.

Princess.

Come in.

- We can't stay for long.

Excuse the mess.

- That's OK.

lt's a bit smaller, isn't it?

Are you at the film academy now?

- Yes, l'm on social welfare.

So that's all taken care of.

How are you?

- l'm alright.

lt's not easy of course,

and l still need to take medication.

But l'm OK.

- You're still alive.

l'm going to give you something.

That's my address.

lris Allegaerts.

- lt's a nice name, eh?

Bye.

May l have your attention, please?

l'd like to propose a double toast.

To the creativity of my two women. First

of all to my darling daughter, lris,

who graduated from the film academy

this week.

You can view her work here.

And, of course, to my wife, Magda,

who is holding her first exhibition

after all these years. Congratulations.

Fred, thanks for coming.

- You know l wouldn't have missed it.

Thanks anyway.

- l should thank you, d'you know that?

Me, why?

How should l put this...?

lrne and l never really

talked about sex before.

About what?

- Yeah, yeah...

But after you and Magda...

l have to say that our sex life

has really improved a lot.

More spice.

- At least it was good for something.

Not just for that, Koen.

What...?

K & M

KOEN TOOK HlS CASE TO

THE EUROPEAN COUR OF HUMAN RlGHTS.

lT RULED AGAlNST HlM lN 2005.

KOEN AND MAGDA:

ARE STlLL TOGETHER.

THEY LlVE lN A SMALL FLA lN ANTWERP.

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