PLEASURE World Cinema

Bella Cherry is an ambitious young woman. She arrives in Los Angeles from a small town in Sweden to pursue her dreams of stardom – in the adult film industry.

A times raw and explicit, PLEASURE explores a male-dominated industry from an uncompromising female point of view. Bella is confident and determined, but also naïve with her plans for fame. She negotiates power structures between her new friends and colleagues while navigating the grueling and psychological nature of the work. Writer-Director Ninja Thyberg crafts a powerful and authentic debut feature that challenges our ideas of consent, ambition and independence. –Sarah Harris