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Liberté (2019)

Liberté poster
Directed by
Albert Serra
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, Spain
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
16
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 18th century, a group of libertines gather in a forest for a night of ritualized sexual exploration. The film follows their philosophical conversations and physical encounters in the dark woods.

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What happens

Liberté (English: Liberty) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Albert Serra. Set in the 18th century, it tells the story of a group of libertines that spend a night of sexual debauchery in the forest. An international coproduction, the film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019. It was the final film appearance of Helmut Berger before his death in May 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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