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Random Acts of Intimacy

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What drives people to have sex with complete strangers? That's the subject of this bold and insightful film, based on interviews with five men and women who describe the chance encounters that led to impulsive sex. Director Clio Barnard uses performers to lip-sync their recorded confessions, merging truth and fiction to explore sexuality and romantic memories. With Isla Fisher (The Great Gatsby).

Tags
Love affairs, Sex
Cast
Isla Fisher woman in the club
Sibyl Buck woman in the street
Sara Stockbridge woman on the bus
Robert Beck man in the train
Clare Gorham woman in the toilets
Crew
Clio Barnard director

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