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Directed by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
Produced by | Gilles Sandoz |
Written by |
Stéphane Bouquet Sébastien Lifshitz |
Starring |
Stéphanie Michelini Yasmine Belmadi Edouard Nikitine |
Music by | Jocelyn Pook |
Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
Edited by | Stéphanie Mahet |
Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution (France) Peccadillo Pictures Ltd. (UK) |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
Country | Belgium France United Kingdom |
Language | English Russian French |
Box office | $15,355 (USA sub-total) |
Wild Side is a 2004 drama film directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. It premiered at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival.
Stéphanie, a transgender sex worker (Stéphanie Michelini) travels to a small town to care for her sick mother. She is joined by her two flatmates, an Algerian hustler and an AWOL Russian soldier. Both men fall in love with Stéphanie and she decides to have a relationship with them both.
In 2004 Wild Side won two awards, including the Teddy Award, at the Berlin Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award at L.A. Outfest and the New Director's Showcase Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.