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Porn to Be Free
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DocumentaryHistory
Overview
Italy, 1970. An increasing legion of harmless warriors begins a peaceful struggle for sexual freedom through pornography, shaking and shocking religious authorities and conservative political institutions. They are ironic, happy, crazy. They are dreamers, defenders of definitive communion between body and soul. But they were censored and humiliated. They were mistreated and arrested for demanding loud a new cultural renaissance.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
2016-06-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
81
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lasse Braun
Self - Filmmaker
Riccardo Schicchi
Self - Photographer
Giampiero Mughini
Self - Writer
Giuliana Gamba
Self - Filmmaker
Fiorella Etro
Self - Playmen Staff Member
Francesco Coniglio
Self - Magazine Editor
Lidia Ravera
Self - Writer
Porpora Marcasciano
Self - LGTB Activist
Judith Malina
Self - Actress
Helena Velena
Self - Writer
Antonio Veneziani
Self - Writer
Marco Giusti
Self - Film Critic
Vincenzo Sparagna
Self - Journalist
Marco Pannella
Self - Politician
Sergio Rovasio
Self - Political Activist
Achille Bonito Oliva
Self - Art Critic
Ilona Staller
Self - Actress
Mario Mieli
Self - LGTB Activist (archive footage)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Marco Ferreri
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeff Koons
Self - Artist (archive footage)
Joe Dallesandro
Various Roles (archive footage)
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