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On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.


“Give yourself to desire!”
After witnessing a murder in the gritty streets of 1950s Manhattan, newlyweds Suze and Arthur become the dangerous obsession of a greaser gang that awakens a sleeping quandary into the couple's sexual identity.

Andrea Riseborough
Suze

Harry Melling
Arthur

Karl Glusman
Teddy

Demi Moore
Maureen

Ryan Simpkins
Dickie

Jake Choi
Lon

Karim Saleh
Gene

Matt D'Elia
Raymond

Jake Sidney Cohen
Russell

Cole Escola
Billy
Please Baby Please is a drama, fantasy, music film released in 2022 exploring themes of sexual identity, street gang, witness to murder, gender roles, lgbt, manhattan, new york city. Directed by Amanda Kramer, it stars Andrea Riseborough, Harry Melling, Karl Glusman. After witnessing a murder in the gritty streets of 1950s Manhattan, newlyweds Suze and Arthur become the dangerous obsession of a greaser gang that awakens a sleeping quandary into the couple's sexual identity.
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