‘Vera and the Pleasure of Others,’ Steamy Tale of Teenage Sex and Voyeurism, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Sales agent M-Appeal has released the trailer for coming-of-age title Vera and the Pleasure of Others, which was written and directed by the Argentinian duo Romina Tamburello and Federico Actis. The film will have its world premiere at Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, in the First Feature Competition, it was announced Friday.

Vera and the Pleasure of Others follows 17-year-old Vera (played by Luciana Grasso), who divides her days between volleyball, school and a secret hobby: she rents out an empty apartment to teenagers looking for a place to have sex.

She steals the keys from her distracted mother (played by Ins Estevez), who manages different properties, and organizes everything. The teenagers come and go, using the apartment for a few uninterrupted hours. Playing invisible, Vera stays behind the closed door; her own sexual desires unfolding as she listens to other peoples pleasure.

Vera and the Pleasure of Others was presented at Ventana Surs Primer Corte Films in Progress in 2022.

The film was produced by Santiago King of Argentinas Pez Cine, with support from INCAA.

The cinematographer was Lucas Prez, the editor was Danal Riquelme, and the composer was Pablo Crespo.

The film is the debut feature from Tamburello and Actis.

Tamburello is the author of the plays Black Eyed Women and Jet Lag. She is a scriptwriter for the fiction series Round and the director of the short film Rage, which participated in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. She wrote and directed the documentary series Catalina, the Woman with the Flag for Encuentro Channel. She recently published her first novel, The Devils Widow, and is a showrunner for its television adaptation.

Actis directed the fiction short film The Cable Cars and the documentary feature The Architecture of Crime. He has worked as a scriptwriter for the cultural television channels Santa Fe Signal and Encuentro. He is currently developing his next feature film, The Men of the Plain. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents.