Pleasure

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Pleasure

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2022

1h 45m

Drama

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Ninja Thyberg's debut feature film Pleasure is a journey into the Los Angeles porn industry through the lens of newcomer Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel). Strong, self-confident and determined, Bella embarks on a mission to become the best at any cost.

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Provocative on more than one level, Pleasure peels back the curtain on unsavory aspects of the adult film industry, with Sofia Kappel's powerful performance leading the way.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Sep 18, 2024

5/5

Featuring mostly real porn performers, Thyberg sought to detail the world in all its seedy glory, as it vacillates between the sexy and the grotesque.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Jul 16, 2022

4/5

Working with cinematographer Sophie Winqvist Loggins, writer-director Thyberg finds ingenious angles and original choreography to shoot pornographic shoots. For all the nudity and thrusting on screen no one could describe Pleasure as voyeuristic.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jun 17, 2022

4/5

This is an immersive and unflinching narrative whirl through the LA porn industry, with no blushes spared.

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Mar 1, 2024

A-

This is definitely not going to be a film for everyone, and it is hard to fully recommend it without knowing what boundaries people have. It is such a tough watch, but one that I feel is necessary for those who can make it through.

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Sep 4, 2023

Thyberg is a fearless director for not shying away from the story and her boldness to show the harrowing experience in the adult film industry.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

May 10, 2023

A warts and all look at an industry glorified by many.

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Veronica M

Jun 17, 2022

A very well made movie that takes you to experience emotions of each character goes through the stages of each journey.

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Ghederick Eshmont

May 29, 2022

The highs of Ninja Thyberg’s film are absolutely brilliant…but the lows and excessive lingering scenes on set drag the film.

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Stephen M

May 22, 2022

Riveting, Hot, Very Sexual

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SIMAS C

@simas_eros Oct 15, 2026

Arguably the best film about the behind-the-scenes world of the American adult film industry. Exceptionally well-crafted and acted—featuring some of the industry’s biggest names—it offers a compelling, realistic look at a newcomer’s journey through the intricacies of pornographic production, exploring both the dangers and the perks, all without ever adopting a moralistic, patronizing, or victim-centered perspective. It is no wonder the film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

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Nick E.

@nicksmovies93 Jul 16, 2025

Thyberg hammers the point home - the adult industry is not what it seems.

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Obsolete M

@RT61361293 Apr 3, 2025

I can't see the point.

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Ninja Thyberg's debut feature film Pleasure is a journey into the Los Angeles porn industry through the lens of newcomer Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel). Strong, self-confident and determined, Bella embarks on a mission to become the best at any cost.

Director: Ninja Thyberg
Producer: Sarah Goldberger, Erik Hemmendorff, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå
Screenwriter: Ninja Thyberg, Peter Modestij
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Swedish Film Institute, Film Fund of the Netherlands, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Logical Pictures, Flamboyance Films, Sveriges Television, Grand Slam Film Production, Film i Väst, Lemming Film, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Plattform Produktion
Rating: R (Pervasive Drug Use|Graphic Nudity|Strong Graphic Sexual Dialogue|Pervasive Language|Sexual Violence|Strong Graphic Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.3K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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