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Ninja Thyberg's debut feature film Pleasure is a journey into the Los Angeles porn industry through the lens of newcomer Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel). Strong, self-confident and determined, Bella embarks on a mission to become the best at any cost.

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Provocative on more than one level, Pleasure peels back the curtain on unsavory aspects of the adult film industry, with Sofia Kappel's powerful performance leading the way.

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Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Featuring mostly real porn performers, Thyberg sought to detail the world in all its seedy glory, as it vacillates between the sexy and the grotesque. Rated: 5/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Tara Brady Irish Times Working with cinematographer Sophie Winqvist Loggins, writer-director Thyberg finds ingenious angles and original choreography to shoot pornographic shoots. For all the nudity and thrusting on screen no one could describe Pleasure as voyeuristic. Rated: 4/5 Jul 16, 2022 Full Review Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Kevin Maher Times (UK) This is an immersive and unflinching narrative whirl through the LA porn industry, with no blushes spared. Rated: 4/5 Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Amy Smith InSession Film This is definitely not going to be a film for everyone, and it is hard to fully recommend it without knowing what boundaries people have. It is such a tough watch, but one that I feel is necessary for those who can make it through. Rated: A- Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Nuha Hassan Nuha Hassan Thyberg is a fearless director for not shying away from the story and her boldness to show the harrowing experience in the adult film industry. Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Pleasure | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed A warts and all look at an industry glorified by many. May 10, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Veronica M A very well made movie that takes you to experience emotions of each character goes through the stages of each journey. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/22 Full Review Ghederick Eshmont The highs of Ninja Thyberg’s film are absolutely brilliant…but the lows and excessive lingering scenes on set drag the film. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/22 Full Review Stephen M Riveting, Hot, Very Sexual Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/22 Full Review Maximiliano R Awesome. Just like that. It is a raw view to the porn industry from the inside. Real actor and actresses, real situations, real script. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Alex H This is a good, albeit highly cringeworthy movie. The main character is its biggest downside. Her constant blah expression and monotone, horse voice make her incredibly annoying. With that said her empty, one-track mind does suit the role she plays. The realism of the acting and the unfiltered portrayal of the porn industry are the film's biggest strengths. Actually, the cinematography is equally fantastic. It explores the hollow depths of the world of pornography, and it does not hold back in its depictions of how that world operates. This was the kind of movie that needed to be as extreme as it was to get its point across. It's honestly very good, but that doesn't necessarily mean I loved it. It's hard to watch. The characters are all unlikeable (Bella's best friend is excluded from this statement). All in all, it's worth watching if the mystery of the adult film industry sparks your curiosity. I almost dare say it's important to watch if you're a heavy consumer of porn. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review Eri V Trying to show behind the scenes, and how perverse it can be, why not? What I didn't like in this movie is that the main character is as empty as a 3 min porn vid. All the movie, she's as fake as that, except maybe after her "extreme"/#rape scene. Maybe it's to the viewer to get the why, and I can read through the lines to build my theory. But some obviousness would have helped others, imo. At least to avoid some misunderstandings. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ninja Thyberg Director Sofia Kappel Bella Revika Anne Reustle Joy Jason Toler Mike Alice Grey Aliah Michael Omelko Jules
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Synopsis Ninja Thyberg's debut feature film Pleasure is a journey into the Los Angeles porn industry through the lens of newcomer Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel). Strong, self-confident and determined, Bella embarks on a mission to become the best at any cost.

Director
Ninja Thyberg

Producer
Sarah Goldberger, Erik Hemmendorff, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå

Screenwriter
Ninja Thyberg, Peter Modestij

Distributor
NEON

Production Co
Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Sveriges Television, Film Fund of the Netherlands, Flamboyance Films, Film i Väst, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Plattform Produktion, Lemming Film, Grand Slam Film Production, Logical Pictures

Rating
R (Pervasive Drug Use|Graphic Nudity|Strong Graphic Sexual Dialogue|Pervasive Language|Sexual Violence|Strong Graphic Sexual Content)

Genre
Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 13, 2022, Limited

Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.3K

Runtime
1h 45m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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