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Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

2017 · 83 min

A sober, issue-driven documentary that feels like a warning lecture, mixing brain science with raw family testimony to leave you unsettled and reflective.

Directed by
Justin Hunt
Genres
Documentary
Starring
James Hetfield
Overview
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it's clearly time that we start taking porn addiction a bit more seriously.

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Directed by
Justin Hunt
Genres
Documentary
Starring
James Hetfield
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • technology
  • family
  • trauma
  • media
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Justin Hunt
Written by
Justin Hunt
Starring
James Hetfield
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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