Pleasure (2021)

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Original title	Pleasure
Swedish release title	Pleasure
International title	Pleasure
Working title	Jessica

Director	Ninja Thyberg
Screenplay	Ninja Thyberg Peter Modestij (i samarbete med)
Producer	Erik Hemmendorff Markus Waltå Eliza Jones
Production Manager	Hollywood Heard
Line Producer	Adrian Stewart Sarah Goldberger Tove Birgersson Fallgren
Director of Photography	Sophie Winqvist (as Sophie Winqvist-Loggins)
Music	Kalle Frid (as Karl Frid)
Production Designer	Paula Loos
Film Editor	Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Sound Design	Evelien van der Molen Vincent Sinceretti
Assistant to the Director	Lia Hietala Fanni Metelius Maja Kin
First Assistant Director	Emily Mathason Jenifer Ellis
Second Assistant Director	Jessamyn Land Mike Roque
Advisor	Emily Schweber (casting consultant) Ruben Östlund (mentor åt regissören)
Script Supervisor	Katie Scholz Sarah E. Garrettson
Script Consultant	Josefine Adolfsson Isabel Nylund Daniela Dahl Sofia Kappel Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
Associate Producer	Ninja Thyberg
Co-producer	Leontine Petit Erik Glijnis Frédéric Fiore Eric Tavitian Peter Possne Anna Croneman
Executive Producer	Pape Boye Violaine Pichon
Location Manager	Jason Curtis
Production Assistant	Alexey Solodov Carolina Sukaly Cassandra Briskman Cody Oznowicz Daniel Aguillon Kenny Miessner Malia Mildrexler Matthew Jennings Rio Pacheco Roland Castro Sam Gruenhagen Sander Kuit
Assistant to the Producer	Ken Melvoin-Berg
Casting	Ninja Thyberg Maja Kin (rollsättare USA) Jason Curtis (rollsättare USA) Svante Åhman (rollsättare USA) Mikaela Knapp Lia Hietala
Casting Assistant	Carolina Sukaly Elin Ström Elisabet Lindén
Film Commissioner	Yaba Holst
Steadicam Operator	Aaron M. Smith
Gaffer	Shaun Rivera Stephanie Saathoff Bruno Burghard Jonathan Shrader Noah Cruz Scott Summers
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)	Ludwig Källén
Costume Designer	Amanda Wing Yee
Make-up Supervisor	Erica Spetzig (make up-designer)
Driver	Brian Kelly
Graphic Design	Albin Holmqvist
Other Crew	Therese Melander (assisterande producent) Pauline Hansson (pre casting) Elizabeth Letlow (statistrollsättare)

Sofia Kappel	Bella / Linnea
Revika Reustle	Joy
Evelyn Claire	Ava
Chris Cock	Bear
Dana DeArmond	Ashley
Kendra Spade	Kimberly
Jason Toler	Mike
Mark Spiegler	Mark Spiegler
Lance Hart	Caesar
John Strong	Brian
Reza Azar	Joe
Aiden Starr	Aiden Starr
Aaron Thompson	Dex
Axel Braun	Axel Braun

Production Company	Plattform Produktion AB
Co-Production Company	Film i Väst AB
	Sveriges Television AB
	Grand Slam Filmproduktion AB
	Lemming Film
	Logical Pictures
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	SF Studios	2021
Distributor outside of Sweden	MK2 Mile End	2021	(Kanada)
	The Jokers	2021	(Frankrike)
	Weltkino	2021	(Tyskland)
	Mubi	2021	(Storbritannien, Irland)
	Mubi	2021	(Italien)
	Mubi	2021	(Turkiet)
	Karma Film	2021	(Spanien)
	Xenix	2021	(Schweiz)
	Mayfly	2021	(Polen)
	Neon	2021	(USA)
	KTH	2021	(Sydkorea)
	Moviecloud	2021	(Taiwan)
	Russian World Vision	2021	(Ryssland, Estland, Lettland, Litauen)
	MK2 Mile End	2022	(Kanada)

Certificate number	207775
Date	2021-08-11
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Grounds for decision	Framställningen innehåller genomgående närgånget skildrade inslag av inspelningar av pornografisk film, sexuella aktiviteter med förnedring- och våldsinslag samt en utdragen scen med en plågad kvinna som utsätts för övergrepp under inspelning av pornografisk film. Detta kan medföra stark rädsla, oro och förvirring.Framställningen bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 15 år.

Aspect ratio	1.85:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	109 min
Dialogue	English Swedish
Textad	Swedish

Festival showing	2021-02-05			Sweden		Göteborg Filmfestival 2021
Release in Sweden	2021-10-08			Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden	2021-10-08			Sweden
Festival showing	2022-04-21		Coffs Harbour	Australia		Screenwave International Film Festival
	2022-08-15		Hong Kong	Hong Kong		Hong Kong International Film Festival
TV showing	2022-10-14	SVT2		Sweden
VOD release	2023-02-10	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play 30

The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2022	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Sofia Kappel
	Stockholm	2022	Best Costume	Amanda Wing Yee
	Stockholm	2022	Best Make-up	Erica Spetzig
Festival Award	Gothenburg	2021			(FIPRESCI-priset / Critics' Award, Göteborg Film Festival, Sverige)
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2021	Best Picture
	Stockholm	2021	Best Director	Ninja Thyberg
	Stockholm	2021	Best Editing	Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen
	Stockholm	2021	Best Editing	Olivia Neergaard-Holm
	Stockholm	2021	Best Set Design	Paula Loos

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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt tilläggsmaterial

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Pleasure

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	11 s.
Language	English

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	2 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Jessica. 20 September 2018. Version 8. By Ninja Thyberg.
Extent	139 s.
Language	English

Script type	Musiklista
Extent	1 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Pleasure. Svensk dialoglista 21/09/09.
Extent	61 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Pleasure. Complete dialogue list 21/06/11.
Extent	42 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	127 s.Tidsangivelser.
Language	English

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	16 s.
Language	English

Script type	Synopsis
Extent	1 s.
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish