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Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)

Dancing at the Blue Iguana poster
Directed by
Michael Radford
Genre
drama film, erotic film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows five strippers working at a Los Angeles club as they deal with personal struggles and relationships in their daily lives.

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What happens

Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a 2000 American erotic drama film, directed by Michael Radford, about the lives of strippers at a strip club in Los Angeles, California's San Fernando Valley. The film was based on an improvisational workshop involving the lead actors. It explores the intersecting lives of five exotic dancers who work at the Blue Iguana and the difficulties in their lives. The film was released on September 14, 2000, at the Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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