Guillotine "the Movie"

Also making its debut at Cannes this week - Guillotine, created by Los Angeles based filmmaker Izad-Mehr and  produced by the Irish company Mind the Gap.

"THE GUILLOTINE was built on the ideals of The Enlightenment, an attempt to instill grace to an otherwise brutal expression of justice. Organized within 5 factual tales, we examine the Guillotine’s role in history, from The French Revolution to the Fall of Saddam Hussein. At times humorous and ironic, to poignant and thoughtful, these stories also reflect the morality of their times, tracing the philosophical attitudes about capital punishment, and the power structure that allows it to be. From a necessary evil to cold-blooded amusement, the blade falls with no less detachment."
https://filmfreeway.com/GUILLOTINE208

On the face of it, this sounds much more promising than the usual Netflix romp:

Sadly, the trailer suggests that this film, which is obviously trying to be humorous, manages only an even more dreadful caricature of the 18th century.  I assume the guy with the ill-fitting wig and lipstick is supposed to be Louis XVI....?

GUILLOTINE Official trailer from Madam La Guillotine on Vimeo.