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#Female Pleasure

#Female Pleasure

Five cultures, five women, one story

2018•1h 37m•7.6/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.6/10(26)

A plea for the liberation of female sexuality in the 21st century. The film questions millennial patriarchal structures, as well as todays omnipresent porn culture. It accompanies five extraordinary women around the globe, reveals universal contexts and shows the successful fight of these courageous women for a self-determined female sexuality and an equal, passionate relationship between the sexes.

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Production

Mons Veneris Films, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke, INDI FILM, SRF, ARTE, Teleclub AG, RSI, RTS, Filmcoopi Zürich, Filmladen, Abramorama, Warner Home Video

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Deborah Feldman

herself

Rokudenashiko

Rokudenashiko

herself

Leyla Hussein

herself

Doris Wagner

herself

Vithika Yadav

herself

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