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Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. She just longs to be seen. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power.

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Sarah Jo
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Josh
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Arvin
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Vance Leroy
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Heather
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Yuli
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Treina
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Marilyn
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Zach
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Mercedes
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Jace
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Bartender (Tali)
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Mark
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Random Girl
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Sex Partner
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Amber (uncredited)
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Occupational Therapist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lena Dunham

Written by

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Lena Dunham ... ()

Produced by

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Glen Basner ... executive producer
Jon Bernthal ... executive producer
Ben Browning ... executive producer
Michael P. Cohen ... producer
Lena Dunham ... producer
Will Greenfield ... executive producer
Soham Joglekar ... associate producer
Harrison Kreiss ... co-executive producer
Taylour Paige ... executive producer
Kevin Turen ... producer
Katia Washington ... producer
Kenneth Yu ... executive producer

Music by

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Matt Allchin
Luis Felber

Cinematography by

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Ashley Connor

Editing by

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Catrin Hedström ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Nat Jencks ... colorist
Jackson La Mar ... assistant editor
Kristin Valentine ... first assistant editor
Tom Younghans ... finishing artist

Production Design by

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Margaux Rust

Set Decoration by

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Lila Yanow

Costume Design by

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Katina Danabassis ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Andrea De Leon ... key hair stylist
Melissa Yonkey ... hair department head

Production Management

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Emily Thorne ... production supervisor
Kenneth Yu ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jeff Goodell ... second assistant director
Alexandra Lambrinidis ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Alina Cutrono ... on-set dresser
Alexis Piligian ... property master

Sound Department

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Shaun Brennan ... foley artist
Sean Byrnes ... production sound mixer
Erin Fitzgerald ... boom operator
Ashley Foy ... sound post producer
Phillip Fuller ... chief engineer
Jack Liden ... mix assistant
Randy Matuszewski ... foley editor
Tyler Newhouse ... ADR Editor / dialogue editor
Jeffrey Roy ... adr mixer: Los Angeles
Jay Rubin ... sound account executive
Ric Schnupp ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Chris White ... foley mixer

Special Effects by

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Tom Spera ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Takashi Takeoka ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Gregory J. Barnett ... stunt coordinator
Jeffrey G. Barnett ... stunt coordinator
Steve Hart ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Em Michelle Gonzales ... second assistant camera
Jeremy Graham ... gaffer
James King ... best boy electric
Rebekah Lloyd ... lighting technician
Matt Maio ... digital imaging technician
John Charles Manning ... lighting technician
Devon McKinney ... grip
Luke Poole ... key grip
Gino Roberson ... grip
Dan Schroer ... first assistant camera
Mark Steuer ... best boy grip

Casting Department

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Jillian Johnston ... additional casting
Deedra Ricketts ... extras casting director
Michael Sanford ... additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lauren Levin ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Ian Bogert ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Matt Allchin ... engineer / musician: guitar and bass/mini korg 700s
David Beschizza ... engineer / musician: ondes
Jamie Brown ... engineer
Sarah Chapeck ... music coordinator
Jordan Cohen ... music editor
Henry Danowski ... musician: drum
Eduardo De La Paz ... score mixer
Luis Felber ... engineer / musician: guitar and bass
Haley Hanna ... music clearance
Matt Jones ... musician: Rhodes/Philicorda Organ/Juno Synth
Jen Malone ... music supervisor
Conor Mangan ... engineer
George Murphy ... engineer
Jason Tregoe Newman ... music editor
Nicole Weisberg ... music supervisor
Haydn Wynn ... musician: string

Script and Continuity Department

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Anna Humphries ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Jeff Allen ... office pa
Teddy Blanks ... title designer
Megan Chumbley ... assistant to l. dunham
Chantal Cousineau ... intimacy coordinator
Joann Seymour DiBuono ... set pa
Kyle Garrett Greenberg ... Distribution
Cory Lewis ... Production Controller
Cliff Noonan ... office production assistant
Justin Penman ... assistant post production accountant
Sarah Rooney ... assistant: K. Yu
Claire Thorne ... production coordinator

Thanks

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Grant Garson ... special thanks

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Also Known As
  • Małe ukłucie (Poland)
  • 샤프 스틱 (South Korea)
  • Острая палка (Russia)
  • Hiç Yoktan İyidir (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Lezioni di vita (Italy)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Jon Bernthal (Josh) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Yuli) previously worked together in the first season of The Punisher (2017) and The Bear (2022). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in This DISGUSTING Film Gets Totally DESTROYED - We've Had ENOUGH! (2022). See more »
Quotes Sarah Jo: Congratulations, Vance Leroy! You are my porn star!
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