Maladolescenza (German: Spielen wir Liebe) is a 1977 erotic drama film directed by Pier Giuseppe Murgia.

The film caused significant controversy because of its simulated sex scenes involving underage actresses.

He accelerates his unwarranted torment of Laura in many ways, including tying her up and putting a snake near her and killing a pet bird she is fond of.

[1] Maladolescenza is known primarily for its use of a young actor and two 11-year-old pubescent actresses in scenes involving both nudity and simulated sex.

[citation needed] In Germany, although released uncut in cinemas at 91 minutes in 1977, public outcry caused for several scenes to be removed on its home video releases, namely all instances of nudity, sexuality and death involving children, bringing the running time down to 77 minutes.

[citation needed] In 2004, a German cult DVD distributor restored these cuts in a re-mastered version running at 91 minutes.

This version was later banned in a German court on 28 July 2006, condemning the material as child pornography, successfully withdrawing all copies from distribution.

[2] In 2010, a Dutch court ruled that the movie qualifies as child pornography because it depicts the sexual exploitation of children.

[3] Its worldwide circulation is largely unknown to this day, including in Italy and France where seemingly no DVD or home video releases have ever been made available.