The film is based on Thyberg's 2013 short of the same name,[2] and is about a young woman from a small Swedish town who moves to Los Angeles to become a porn star.

It stars Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock, Dana DeArmond and Kendra Spade.

[3][4] 19-year-old Linnéa, working under the stage name "Bella Cherry", is a girl from a small town in Sweden who travels to Los Angeles in the hopes of becoming a famous porn star.

Under the guidance of her manager, she begins to navigate the challenging world of the porn industry, determined to achieve more significant roles and video views by pushing herself beyond personal boundaries and limits.

Now working independently, Bella attempts to acquire Spiegler as her new manager, but he turns her down, citing her weak social media following and insisting that he only accepts actresses willing to do extreme scenes.

The website's consensus reads: "Provocative on more than one level, Pleasure peels back the curtain on unsavory aspects of the adult film industry, with Sofia Kappel's powerful performance leading the way.

"[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

She suggested that some of the negative reactions to the film stemmed from a lack of understanding caused by gender and generational issues.

Claire also urged viewers to see the film from a female perspective and to recognize that some of the negative experiences portrayed in it are based on real stories.