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The Year I Started Masturbating
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The Year I Started Masturbating

2022-10-21 · 98 min · ★ 5.8

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live, job or family. With every fiber of her being set for victory, Hanna refuses to give up and decides to win him back. But to get there means having to win something much more important, love and desire for herself and who she is.

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Directors
Erika Wasserman
Production companies
Gimme a Break
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katia WinterKatia WinterHanna
Jesper ZuschlagJesper ZuschlagMorten
Nour El RefaiNour El RefaiCarolin
Henrik DorsinHenrik DorsinStaffan
Bahar ParsBahar ParsLeyla
Vera CarlbomVera CarlbomLiv
Hannes FohlinHannes FohlinAdam
Siw ErixonSiw ErixonEva
Antonio Di PonzianoMarco
Pablo Leiva WengerPablo Leiva WengerAli
David WibergDavid WibergOla
Sara ShirpeySara ShirpeyAsrin
Albin GrenholmAlbin GrenholmPetter
Disa ÖstrandDisa ÖstrandLouise
Amadeus DurmazEli
Hulda Sveindís JóhannesdóttirSinging Course Teacher
Happy JankellHappy JankellWaitress
Zacke ZachrissonJosef
Andreas GrantPsychologist
Victor de AlmeidaVictor de AlmeidaReal Estate Agent

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