Yo puta (2004)

Director:

María Lidón

Writers:

Adela Ibañez (screenwriter)
Isabel Pisano (screenwriter)

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn deeper into that profession than she ever expected.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Nude Camel Toe | Female Nudity | Sex | Hooker

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Daryl Hannah	...	Adriana
Denise Richards	...	Rebecca Smith
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Pierre
María Jiménez
Pierre Woodman	...	Himself
Conrad Son	...	Himself
Dora Venter	...	Herself
Rita Faltoyano	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Africa	...	Prostitute
Brittany Andrews	...	Herself
Eve Angel	...	Brunette Hungarian Nude Model (as Servine)
Charlotte	...	French Prostitute
Erica	...	Prostitute
Max Hardcore	...	Himself
Javier	...	Gigolo
Zandora Koberova	...	Czech Model at Casting
Jacklyn Lick	...	Herself
Mónica Naranjo	...	(scenes deleted)
Monica Sweet	...	Blonde Hungarian Nude Model
Valérie Tasso	...	Herself
Denisse Valdes	...	Prostitute
Black Widow	...	Brunette Romanian Nude Model (as Carol Fonda)

Also Known As:

Whore (Philippines: English title) (Spain) (promotional title) (USA) (cable TV title)
I, Whore (literal English title)
The Life (USA) (DVD title)
The Life: What's Your Pleasure? (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including nudity, and language.

Runtime:

87 min | USA:76 min (edited version)

Country:

Spain

Language:

English | Spanish | French | Hungarian | Japanese | Romanian | Lithuanian | Czech | Bulgarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | USA:R | Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Dolores Pictures S.L.

Soundtrack:

Jugadoras, Jugadores

Not top notch, but a should see....

Many of the previous comments were close-minded. I haven't seen this film in several months, but it's ingrained in my mind. "The Life" was not about supporting prostitution, but more about the reasons/situations that lead to and exist, in such a "profession" world-wide. The element of documentary and fiction was a different take on the subject. If the fictional part of the story was just as candid and raw as the documentary portion, then the film would've been better. The subtitles were somewhat distracting due to speed. But overall, the film accomplished it's task. The theme holds, "Prostitution shouldn't be glorified, but accepted as reality. Knowing reality illuminates the real world."-shav