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Sextape (2018)

Sextape poster
Original title
À genoux les gars
Directed by
Antoine Desrosières
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
16
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film centers on a group of young people grappling with issues of sexual harassment and consent in modern France. It follows their conversations and confrontations as they navigate awkward and uncomfortable situations.

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What happens

Sextape (French: À genoux les gars) is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Antoine Desrosières. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Film critic Lisa Nesselson writing for Screen Daily found the film was "an invaluable and frank conversation-starter in the arena of what constitutes sexual harassment and what can be done about reducing it", while Todd McCarthy writing for The Hollywood Reporter called it "a nugget of truth wrapped in a gross and vulgar package." It had a theatrical release in France on 6 June 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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