PREVIEW: Pleasure (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sofia Kappel (film debut), Revika Anne Reustle (film debut), Evelyn Claire (film debut), Chris Cock (Mope), Dana DeArmond (Frankenstein Reborn), Kendra Spade (Teenage Lesbian), Jason Toler (Body of Night), John Strong (film debut), Lance Hart (film debut), Aiden Starr (film debut), Axel Braun (film debut), Bill Bailey (film debut), Michael Omelko (film debut), Chanel Preston (film debut), Casey Calvert (film debut), Xander Corvus (film debut), Steve Holmes (film debut), Alice Grey (film debut), Abella Danger (film debut), Gina Valentina (film debut), Mark Spiegler (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ninja Thyberg (film debut), director, writer; Peter Modestij (6A), writer; Erik Hemmendorff (Force Majeure), Eliza Jones (film debut) and Markus Waltå (film debut), producers; Karl Frid (Human Affairs), composer; Sophie Winqvist (Aatma), cinematographer; Olivia Neergaard-Holm (Border) and Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen (Dreams by the Sea), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Bella Cherry (Kappel) arrives in LA from Sweden, with a goal to become the next big porn star. As she pushes her own boundaries and limits in order to gain recognition within the industry, Bells soon discovers that stardom comes at a vicious price…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Ninja Thyberg’s feature debut is an unflinching, provocative and extremely confident look at the LA porn scene, led by a dazzling and incredibly brave lead performance by Sofia Kappel.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON MUBI – GET YOUR FREE TRIAL TODAY WITH AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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