Sesso nero (literally: "Black sex"; internationally: Sexy Erotic Love; United States DVD release: Exotic Malice) is a 1980 Italian adult drama film starring Mark Shannon, Annj Goren, Lucia Ramirez, and George Eastman, who also wrote the screenplay.

[2] The film is also notable for its thematic richness unusual for the genre, including the theme of illness, voodoo haunting, and the final gory scene of self-castration.

[4] New York businessman Mark Lester is diagnosed with a hypertrophy of the prostate requiring surgery in two weeks according to his doctor, who hands him a syringe and medication against the pain.

Mark does not to tell his wife, deciding to use the time to return to Santo Domingo, where 12 years ago he met Maira, the woman of his life.

At the island airport, Mark meets his old friend Jacques who has reserved a room for him at the Sheraton.

When Maira disappeared, her father, an old voodoo magician, left his house to stay at Boca de Yuma, a wild place at the other side of the island, together with his little daughter.

While Mark is dreaming of his upcoming surgery in his room, a hotel maid masturbates, looking at his exposed penis.

In Jacques' absence, Mark says he is nauseated by their kindness, talks about perhaps providing the funding himself, and asks Lucia to do as she did with 15.

Watching the gay dancer and his female partner dance to the music of "Sexy Night", Mark hallucinates her being Maira and experiences another fit of genital pain.

Mark, after injecting a high dose of painkiller, hallucinates about his surgery and about having sex with Lucia on the beach.

Mark walks away towards the sea, kneels down, and cuts off his own penis with a knife, his blood spurting and mixing with the foam.

D'Amato accepted the proposal since the actors, the technicians and the locations of the previous films were still in place and ready to use.

[2] In France, the film passed the board on October 2, 1980 and was distributed to Parisian cinemas in May 1981 under the title Exotic love.

[6] In Italy, the film was released in a softcore version as Foemina (La femmina) by "Golden video" and "Broadcast", and hardcore as Sesso nero by "Cinevideosud" and "Shendene & Moizzi".

[7] In Germany, the film's hardcore version was released on VHS by "Benra Kg" and on DVD as Orgasmo nero III.

[7] In Greece, a shortened softcore version was released on DVD under the title Mavra kormia stin leuki ammo.

[7] In the United States, the hardcore version was released by "One 7 Movies" under the title Exotic Malice.