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Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

What happens while she sleeps...

20115.41h 42m

Overview

A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

Directed by Julia Leigh
Written by Julia Leigh
Produced by Jessica Brentnall
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $409K

Top Cast

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Lucy

Rachael Blake

Rachael Blake

Clara

Ewen Leslie

Ewen Leslie

Birdmann

Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll

Man 1

Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Man 2

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

Man 3

Tammy Macintosh

Tammy Macintosh

Work Colleague

E

Eden Falk

Thomas

Mirrah Foulkes

Mirrah Foulkes

Sophie

Robin Goldsworthy

Robin Goldsworthy

Flatmate

Themes & Keywords

prostituteeroticismlimousinesadomasochismprostitutiondrug overdosewoman directorstudent girlprivate dinner partysecond job

About Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is a drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of prostitute, eroticism, limousine, sadomasochism, prostitution, drug overdose. Directed by Julia Leigh, it stars Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie. A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

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