What happens when masturbation gets its »come-to-Jesus« moment? This animated short takes a light and humorous approach to examining religion’s moral taboos around the female body and desires. A story full of kindness and questioning, in which good and evil intermingle with prayer and caresses.

Original title: Caresses magiques: Doux Jésus
Script: Lori Malépart-Traversy
Music: Frannie Holder/ Marie-Pierre Grenier
Others: Animation: Keyu Chen, Lori Malépart-Traversy // Editors: Mélanie O’Bomsawin, Sarah Fortin
Production: National Film Board of Canada/ Julie Roy, Christine Noël
Dialogue: French
Subtitles: German
Clearance of minors: 12 years
Licensed territory: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

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2025-01-09 - 2025-01-15
Alpirsbach - Freudenstadt

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