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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Sofia Kappel | ... |
Bella
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Zelda Morrison | ... |
Joy
(as Revika Reustle)
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Evelyn Claire | ... |
Ava
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Chris Cock | ... |
Bear
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Dana DeArmond | ... |
Ashley
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Kendra Spade | ... |
Kimberly
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Jason Toler | ... |
Mike
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Mark Spiegler | ... |
Mark Spiegler
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Lucy Hart | ... |
Caesar
(as Lance Hart)
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John Strong | ... |
Brian
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Reza Azar | ... |
Joe
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Aiden Starr | ... |
Aiden Starr
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Small Hands | ... |
Dex
(as Aaron Thompson)
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Axel Braun | ... |
Axel Braun
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Bill Bailey | ... |
Adam
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Derrick Pierce | ... |
Chris
(as Dee Dupra)
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Nathan Bronson | ... |
Dan
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Aramis Sartorio | ... |
Mike (director)
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Mick Blue | ... |
Jules
(as a different name)
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Claudio Bergamin | ... |
Claudio
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Chanel Preston | ... |
Chanel Preston
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Casey Calvert | ... |
Casey Calvert
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Eva Melander | ... |
Mother (voice)
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Xander Corvus | ... |
Keith
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Peter Warren | ... |
Peter / Ray
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Steve Holmes | ... |
Christian
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Jack Blaque | ... |
Jason
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Alice Grey | ... |
Aliah
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Marc Kramer | ... |
Axel's PM
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Abella Danger | ... |
Abella Danger
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Gina Valentina | ... |
Gina Valentina
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Eric John Grossbeck | ... |
Porn Actor
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Ryan McLane | ... |
Zander
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Ivy Sherwood | ... |
Funny Girl
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Kasia Szarek | ... |
Makeup Girl #1
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Yoshi Nurijumi | ... |
Security Guard / end party
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Cammy Ellis | ... |
Make-up Girl #2
(as Cammy Darling)
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David Freeman | ... |
Photographer #1
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Jay Allan | ... |
Photographer #2
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Anthony Elias Contreras | ... |
ICE Agent
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Victor Siegel | ... |
Porn Cameraman
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Michael Thompson | ... |
Roger
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Devin McGee | ... |
Technician
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Kelvin Batiste Jr. | ... |
Technician #2
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Ex Libris | ... |
Rigger
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Mana Afshar | ... |
Bathroom Girl #1
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Danielle Graham | ... |
Bathroom Girl #2
(as Danielle Alexandria)
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Rusty Nails | ... |
Crew Member
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Ken Melvoin-Berg | ... |
Crew Member #2 / BBG Shoot / Bill
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Sean Stearley | ... |
Crew Member #3 - BGG Shoot
(as Sean Alan Stearley)
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Ruckus | ... |
Ruckus
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Timi Mason | ... |
Staff
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Juliette March | ... |
Juliette
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Jataun Gilbert | ... |
V.I.P Bodyguard
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Charlotte Cross | ... |
Charlotte Cross (uncredited)
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Jules Jordan | ... |
Jules Jordan (uncredited)
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Maja Kin | ... |
Spiegler Girl (uncredited)
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Pryde Pierce | ... |
VIP Partgoer (uncredited)
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Parker Stuart | ... |
David (uncredited)
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Ester Uddén | ... |
Spiegler Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ninja Thyberg |
Written by
Ninja Thyberg | ... | (screenplay by) |
Peter Modestij | ... | (co-writer) |
Produced by
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
Karl Frid | ... | composer |
Cinematography by
Sophie Winqvist | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Olivia Neergaard-Holm | ||
Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen |
Editorial Department
Albin Abrahamsson | ... | on-line editor |
Oskar Blondell | ... | additional assistant editor |
Sigrid Hedlund | ... | post-production assistant |
Ninja Thyberg | ... | additional editor |
Nikolai Waldman | ... | colorist |
Casting By
Pauline Hansson | ... | (Pre-Casting) |
Maja Kin | ||
Ninja Thyberg | ||
Svante Åhman |
Production Design by
Paula Loos |
Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Van Dam |
Costume Design by
Amanda Wing Yee Lee |
Makeup Department
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
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
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
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
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
Peter Toggeth Karlsson | ... | visual effects artist |
Ludwig Källén | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
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
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
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
Jason Curtis | ... | location manager |
Lukas Grundberg | ... | location manager: Sweden |
Kristina Johansson | ... | location scout: Sweden |
Music Department
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
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
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
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 |
Production Companies
- Plattform Produktion
- Film i Väst (in co-production with)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (in co-production with)
- Lemming Film (in co-production with)
- Logical Pictures (in co-production with)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (with support from)
- Nederlands Filmfonds (with support from)
- Netherlands Film Production Incentive (with support from)
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond (with support from)
- Flamboyance Films
- Grand Slam Film Production
Distributors
- The Jokers (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- Karma Films (2021) (Spain)
- MUBI (2021) (United Kingdom)
- SF Film (2021) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MUBI (2021) (Italy)
- Gusto entertainment (2021) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Neon (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2022) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2022) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Leonine Distribution (2022) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- MUBI (2021) (Ireland)
- MUBI (2021) (Turkey)
- Source 1 Media (2022) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Source 1 Media (2022) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2022) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Adrenaline Studios LV (post-production facilities)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
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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Budget | SEK19,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
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. See more » |