Yo puta (2004)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

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

Unwatchable boring mess

Many things could be said about this film - misleading, clichéd, style over substance, but in the end the most important aspect plays the decisive role: this film is boring.

The authors decided to present the film as a pseudo-documentary, but instead the viewer is subjected to seeing poorly acted commentary dialogue about prostitution over and over again. Maybe that would be interesting if the commentary itself had at least a spark of originality, alas... Person after person, every participant in this unwatchable boring mess says nothing but stereotypical b.s. It is almost as if the filmmakers made their product for someone from Mars - someone who has never seen or even heard of a prostitute in their entire life!

Oh, there is also Denise Richards in this movie. Yes. We all know that Denise Richards adds credibility to any movie! Seriously though, Richards and Daryl Hannah are in this film, but why they are here is anyone's guess. Their scenes could be easily taken out - they are not important. Well, in fact, the whole film is not important - just skip it altogether and watch something else.