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Cheap Thrills (2021)
Two strangers hook up and then talk about hook-up culture, the first time they had sex, coming-out and what it feels like to be gay in a largest Moslem country in the world.
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Two strangers hook up and then talk about hook-up culture, the first time they had sex, coming-out and what it feels like to be gay in a largest Moslem country in the world.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Candra Aditya
In Theaters:9/24/2021
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Runtime:24 minutes
Studio:Carnival Films
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