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Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won't come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.

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Bella
Zelda Morrison ...
Joy (as Revika Reustle)
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Ava
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Bear
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Ashley
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Kimberly
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Mike
Mark Spiegler ...
Mark Spiegler
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Caesar (as Lance Hart)
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Brian
Reza Azar ...
Joe
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Aiden Starr
Small Hands ...
Dex (as Aaron Thompson)
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Axel Braun
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Adam
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Chris (as Dee Dupra)
Nathan Bronson ...
Dan
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Mike (director)
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Jules (as a different name)
Claudio Bergamin ...
Claudio
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Chanel Preston
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Casey Calvert
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Mother (voice)
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Keith
Peter Warren ...
Peter / Ray
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Christian
Jack Blaque ...
Jason
Alice Grey ...
Aliah
Marc Kramer ...
Axel's PM
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Abella Danger
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Gina Valentina
Eric John Grossbeck ...
Porn Actor
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Zander
Ivy Sherwood ...
Funny Girl
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Makeup Girl #1
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Security Guard / end party
Cammy Ellis ...
Make-up Girl #2 (as Cammy Darling)
David Freeman ...
Photographer #1
Jay Allan ...
Photographer #2
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ICE Agent
Victor Siegel ...
Porn Cameraman
Michael Thompson ...
Roger
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Technician
Kelvin Batiste Jr. ...
Technician #2
Ex Libris ...
Rigger
Mana Afshar ...
Bathroom Girl #1
Danielle Graham ...
Bathroom Girl #2 (as Danielle Alexandria)
Rusty Nails ...
Crew Member
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Crew Member #2 / BBG Shoot / Bill
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Crew Member #3 - BGG Shoot (as Sean Alan Stearley)
Ruckus ...
Ruckus
Timi Mason ...
Staff
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Juliette
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V.I.P Bodyguard
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Charlotte Cross (uncredited)
Jules Jordan ...
Jules Jordan (uncredited)
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Spiegler Girl (uncredited)
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VIP Partgoer (uncredited)
Parker Stuart ...
David (uncredited)
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Spiegler Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ninja Thyberg

Written by

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Ninja Thyberg ... (screenplay by)
 
Peter Modestij ... (co-writer)

Produced by

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Pape Boye ... executive producer
Anna Croneman ... co-producer
Tove Fallgren Birgersson ... line producer (as Birgersson Fallgren Tove)
Frédéric Fiore ... co-producer
Erik Glijnis ... co-producer
Sarah Goldberger ... line producer
Erik Hemmendorff ... producer
Eliza Jones ... producer
Leontine Petit ... co-producer
Violaine Pichon ... executive producer
Peter Possne ... co-producer
Emma Sahlgren ... line producer: pre-production: Sweden
Adrian Stewart ... line producer
Eric Tavitian ... co-producer
Ninja Thyberg ... associate producer
Markus Waltå ... producer

Music by

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Karl Frid ... composer

Cinematography by

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Sophie Winqvist ... director of photography

Editing by

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Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen

Editorial Department

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Albin Abrahamsson ... on-line editor
Oskar Blondell ... additional assistant editor
Sigrid Hedlund ... post-production assistant
Ninja Thyberg ... additional editor
Nikolai Waldman ... colorist

Casting By

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Pauline Hansson ... (Pre-Casting)
Maja Kin
Ninja Thyberg
Svante Åhman

Production Design by

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Paula Loos

Set Decoration by

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Elizabeth Van Dam

Costume Design by

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Amanda Wing Yee Lee

Makeup Department

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Malin Andersson ... makeup assistant: Sweden
Sada Bettencourt ... key hair stylist
Lauren Deschain ... key makeup: USA (as Lauren Young)
Tove Jansson ... head makeup
Alyssa Morgan ... makeup department head
Erica Spetzig ... makeup department head
Lexx Staats ... additional makeup: USA

Production Management

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Clas Hakeröd ... post-production supervisor
Hollywood Heard ... production supervisor
Viking Nilsson ... production manager: Sweden
Dan Pellar ... additional production manager: USA
Tyler M. Reid ... Production Manager: Sweden

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Adam Andersson ... first assistant director: Sweden
Khayi Clement ... first assistant director: USA
Knayi Clement ... first assistant director
Jenifer Ellis ... first assistant director: USA
Lia Hietala ... Assistant to director: USA
Kentucky ... second second assistant director: USA
Maja Kin ... Assistant to director: USA
Jessamyn Land ... second assistant director: USA
Emily Mathason ... first assistant director: USA
Fanni Metelius ... Assistant to director: USA
Jason M. Roberts ... second second assistant director: USA
Steven Rodgers ... second second assistant director: USA
Mike Roque ... second assistant director: USA
Zack Walker ... second assistant director: day player: USA (as Zachary Walker)

Art Department

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Mayke ter Beek ... graphic designer: USA
Kurt Braun ... leadman: USA
Erik Fallgren ... set dresser: USA
Angelica Garcia ... assistant property master: USA
Dorte Herning ... painter: Sweden
Mel Huffman ... property master: USA
Sebastian Jansson ... construction manager: Sweden
Joakim Jarl ... graphics/print: Sweden
Ilja Karilampi ... graphics/print: Sweden
Anna Karlsson ... graphics/print: Sweden
Joakim Lindholm ... carpenter: Sweden
Siri Thorpenberg ... assistant property master: Sweden
Elizabeth Van Dam ... set decorator: USA (as Beth Van Dam)
Li Vinthagen ... painter: Sweden
Sandra Åberg ... assistant production designer: Sweden
Maja-Stina Åsberg ... set designer: Sweden

Sound Department

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Margarita Alekseenko ... sound engineer
Rosanne Blokker ... dialogue editor
Suzanne Boekestijn ... sound intern (as Suzan Broekestijn)
Calle Buddee Roos ... additional sound recordist: USA
Daniel Cook ... sound recordist: day player: USA
Iwan de Kuijper ... auro-3d audio supervisor
Taco Drijfhout ... sound mixer
Mattias Eklund ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Tessa Fransen ... boom operator/sound assistant
Patrick Ghislain ... foley mixer
Zeno Hehenkamp ... sound intern
Lennert Hunfeld ... sound editor
Julien Naudin ... foley artist
Ray Quintana ... adr recordist
Jesus Rodriguez ... adr recordist
Vincent Sinceretti ... sound designer
Meghan van der Meer ... sound editor
Evelien van der Molen ... sound designer
Cyrus Wymer ... boom operator: USA

Visual Effects by

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Peter Toggeth Karlsson ... visual effects artist
Ludwig Källén ... visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Olle Agelii ... second assistant camera: Sweden
Christoph Blom ... best boy electric: Sweden (as Christoph Mällinen)
Bruno Burghard ... best boy electric: USA
Noah Cruz ... best boy electric: USA
Adam Dinihanian ... G&E swing: USA
Paul Blomgren DoVan ... additional stedicam operator: USA
Josua Enblom ... additional gaffer/first assistant camera: USA
Rasmus Eriksson ... first assistant camera: day player: USA
Anne Etheridge ... additional cinematographer: USA
Ana Gabriela Flores ... first assistant camera: day player: USA
Richard E. Garcia ... first assistant camera: day player: USA
David Haninger ... stills: USA
Aaron Heard ... stills: USA
Asia Heredia ... first assistant camera: USA (as Asia Anise Heredia Caldera)
Arantxa Hurtado ... first assistant camera: day player: Sweden / first camera assistant: Sweden
Evelina Jacobsson ... best girl grip: Sweden
Byonghoon Jo ... G&E swing: USA
Kelsey Juddo ... second assistant camera: USA
Daniel Keith ... gaffer: day player: Sweden
Ludwig Källén ... digital imaging technician
Mikael Linell ... gaffer: Sweden
Monica Mejia ... G&E swing: day player: USA
Troy Montgomery ... G&E swing: USA
Simon Mortensen ... second assistant camera: Sweden
Sergio G. Nava ... G&E swing: USA
Rose Oxnard ... first assistant camera: USA
Josef Persson ... steadicam operator: Sweden
Peter Phillips ... second assistant camera: USA
John D. Ramage ... G&E swing: USA
Chris Rauch ... key grip: USA
Andres Raygoza ... steadicam operator: USA
Matthew Richardson ... first assistant camera: USA
Shaun Rivera ... best boy grip/gaffer: USA / gaffer: USA
Mark Rodriguez ... electric: swing: USA
Stephanie Saathoff ... gaffer: USA
Daniel Shaffer ... key grip: day player: USA
Jonathan Shrader ... best boy electric: USA
Stephen John Siegel ... steadicam operator: USA
Adrian Stewart ... Additional Cinematography: US / Additional Photography
Michael Su ... cinematographer: 2nd unit: USA
Scott Summers ... best boy electric: USA
Ian Thomas ... G&E swing: USA
Saxon Lee Umer ... G&E swing: USA
Alex van Putten ... steadicam operator: USA

Casting Department

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Pär Brundin ... additional casting: Sweden
Jason Curtis ... casting director: USA
Lia Hietala ... casting assistant
Jenny Hutton ... casting assistant
Mikaela Knapp ... Casting Director: Sweden
Elizabeth Letlow ... extras casting
Elisabet Lindén ... casting assistant
Emily Schweber ... casting consultant
Elin Ström ... casting assistant
Carolina Sukaly ... casting assistant (as Carolina Bernzt)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jillian Cainghug ... assistant costume designer
Elizabeth Carvalho ... key costumer
Sofia Gilensparr ... assistant costume designer: Sweden
Kyndal McLyn ... costume PA: USA
Rio Warner ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Jason Curtis ... location manager
Lukas Grundberg ... location manager: Sweden
Kristina Johansson ... location scout: Sweden

Music Department

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Manu Barron ... music featuring supervision
Jean-Baptiste de Laubier ... featurings composed by (as Para One)
Karl Frid ... additional featurings
Pär Frid ... additional featurings / additional music / music editing/music mix
Caroline Gentele ... solo vocalist
Andrew Keller ... music featuring supervision
Ludvig Klint ... additional featurings / additional music / music editing/music mix
Léonie Pernet ... featurings composed by

Script and Continuity Department

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Josefine Adolfsson ... script consultant
Daniela Dahl ... script consultant
Sarah Garrettson ... script supervisor
Sofia Kappel ... script consultant
Isabel Nylund ... script consultant
Katie Scholz ... script supervisor
Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen ... script consultant

Additional Crew

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Daniel Aguillion ... production assistant: USA
Sandra Andersson ... production assistant: Sweden
Alecio Araci ... research assistant (as Alessio Araci)
Cassandra Briskman ... production assistant: USA
Roland Castro ... production assistant: USA
Emma Creed ... research assistant
Göran Dahlström ... additional production assistant / production assistant: Sweden
Samuel Desport ... personal trainer
Kristian Erskog ... behind the scenes: Sweden
Iki Gonzalez Magnusson ... personal trainer
Sam Gruenhagen ... additional production assistant / production assistant: USA
Lukas Grundberg ... production assistant
Lia Hietala ... behind the scenes
Silva Hildbrand ... production accountant
Matthew Jennings ... production assistant: USA
Monica Kay ... personal trainer/dance coach
Brian Kelly ... production assistant: USA
Sander Kuit ... production assistant: USA
Jo Lindborg ... credit correctioning
David Meadeb ... head of development: Logical Pictures
Therese Melander ... assistant producer
Ken Melvoin-Berg ... assistant to Sarah Goldberger
Kenny Miessner ... production assistant: USA
Malia Mildrexler ... production assistant: USA
Amir Noghabai ... production assistant: Sweden
Cody Ozowic ... production assistant: USA
Rio Pacheco ... production assistant: USA
Aleksey Solodov ... production assistant: USA
William Strandh ... production assistant: Sweden / runner
Carolina Sukaly ... production assistant: USA (as Carolina Bernzt) / stand-in: Sofia Kappel
Mattijs van Andel ... legal counsel
Nihai Vasudevan ... intern: USA
Emil Ödling ... production legal services

Thanks

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Haisam Abdul-Rahman ... thanks
Helen Ahlsson ... thanks
Alexis Almström ... thanks
Bengt Andersson ... the director wants to thank
Marta Andersson ... thanks
Bill Bailey ... in memory of
Gila Bergqvist ... thanks (as Gila Bergqvist-Ulfung)
Carl Blom ... thanks
Nanna Blondell ... thanks
Kalle Boman ... special thanks
Romuald Brosson ... the director wants to thank
Emil Brulin ... the director wants to thank
Mikel Cee Karlsson ... special thanks
Göran Dahlström ... the director wants to thank
Ava Dalush ... thanks
Abella Danger ... the director wants to thank
Axel Danielsson ... special thanks
Emmanuel Delcour ... thanks (as Jean Val Jean)
Madeleine Ekman ... special thanks
Oskar Ekman ... thanks
Mia Engberg ... thanks
Rene Ezra ... thanks
Lisa Färnström ... thanks
Herman Geijer ... thanks
Martin Geijer ... thanks
Iki Gonzalez Magnusson ... the director wants to thank
Albin Grenholm ... thanks
Brian S. Gross ... thanks
Hannes Grundel ... the director wants to thank
Peter Grönlund ... thanks
Klas Gullbrand ... thanks
Simon Borka Gunnarsson ... thanks
Sarah Gustafsson ... thanks
Nina Hartley ... thanks
Håkan Hellström ... special thanks
Holly Hendrix ... thanks
Siri Hjorton Wagner ... thanks
Marioan Hosseini ... thanks
Wolf Hudson ... thanks
Eliza Ibarra ... thanks
Joel Ighe ... the director wants to thank
Henri Jamet ... special thanks / thanks
David Jones ... thanks
Evelyn Jones ... thanks
Fijona Jonuzi ... special thanks
Pella Kagerman ... thanks (as Pella Kågerman)
Olivia Kastebring ... thanks
Joseline Kavaski ... thanks
Amanda Kernell ... thanks
Lars Knudsen ... special thanks
Jeff Koga ... thanks
Alexander Erik Kronlund ... the director wants to thank (as Alexander Kronlund)
Julien Lacheray ... special thanks / thanks
Arash Lala ... thanks
Greg Lansky ... thanks
Hugo Lilja ... thanks
Klas Lunding ... special thanks
Joy M'Batha ... thanks
Alexej Manvelov ... the director wants to thank
Brighton McCloskey ... special thanks / thanks
Fanni Metelius ... the director wants to thank
Harlee Molin ... thanks
Ewa Molin-Jones ... thanks
Josh Mond ... special thanks / thanks
Ann Murphy ... thanks
Julia Mård ... thanks
Linn Möller ... thanks
Kira Noir ... thanks
Kasper Notlev ... thanks
Måns Nyman ... thanks
Daniel Nyström ... thanks
Bree Olson ... thanks
Göran Hugo Olsson ... the director wants to thank (as Göran Olsson)
Mathilde Ortscheidt ... special thanks / thanks
Erik Augustin Palm ... thanks
Rebecca Fayyad Palud ... thanks
Bahar Pars ... thanks
Satine Phoenix ... thanks
Mike Quasar ... thanks
Riley Reid ... thanks
Andrea Reuter ... thanks
Lana Rhoades ... thanks
Aiden Riley ... thanks
Sanna Rough ... thanks
Linda Roune ... thanks
Morgan Röhl ... thanks
Susanna Rönn ... thanks
Léa Salomon ... special thanks / thanks
Ismail Samie ... special thanks (as Ismail 'Isse' Samie)
Maria Sandeblad ... thanks
Jenna Sativa ... thanks
Emily Schweber ... thanks: Emily Schweber Casting
Anette Sidor ... thanks
Lovisa Sirén ... thanks
Dakota Skye ... thanks
Harald Stjerne ... thanks
Micah Streeter ... thanks
Puma Swede ... thanks
Hinda Talal ... thanks
Eric Tavitian ... in memory of
Viktor Tjerneld ... thanks
Theo Tsappos ... thanks
Linus Tunström ... thanks
Emily Turner ... thanks
Nat Turnher ... thanks
Johanna Ullman ... thanks
Li Vinthagen ... the director wants to thank
Stellan Vinthagen ... the director wants to thank
Cilla Wadman ... the director wants to thank
Malcolm Waltå ... thanks (as Malcolm Waltá)
Schuyler Weiss ... special thanks / thanks
Katarina Wennstam ... thanks
Samuel Wåhlstedt ... thanks
Veronica Zacco ... thanks
Andreas Öhman ... thanks
Ruben Östlund ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ninja Thyberg's debut feature PLEASURE is a journey into the American porn industry and follows 19-year-old Bella from Sweden, who arrives in Los Angeles with the dream of becoming the next big porn star. The film is raw but offers both a human and humorous portrayal of a male-dominated world seen from a female perspective. Written by European Film Awards

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Also Known As
  • Jessica (Sweden)
  • 欢愉 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Ужитак (Serbia)
  • Насолода (Ukraine)
  • 喜び (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Budget SEK19,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Many of the cast members were current or former porn actors at the time, or were people associated in some way with the Los Angeles porn industry. Writer-director Ninja Thyberg met many of them during the research and writing period and told interviewers many of them were excellent improvisational actors. See more »
Goofs When Bella is getting a ride home from the shoot, she is sitting in the passenger seat with one knee up. In the view through the windshield, she is seated normally with no knee in sight. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in This Movie Saved My Life (and the one's that almost ruined it): Best and Worst of 2022 (2023). See more »
Soundtracks Happy Birthday See more »
Crazy Credits Zelda Morrison is credited as Revika Anne Reustle in the opening credits and as Revika Reustle in the end credits. See more »
Quotes Joy: Why aren't you like doing something better with your life and trying to be a singer?
Bella: I just love cock.
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