---
title: 'Sleeping Beauty (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julia Leigh'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleeping-beauty-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588398/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sleeping Beauty (2011)

2011 · 101 min · Drama · Australia


## Synopsis

Sleeping Beauty is a 2011 Australian erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Julia Leigh in her directorial debut, and starring Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Peter Carroll, and Chris Haywood. The film follows Lucy, a young female university student who takes up a part-time high-paying job with a mysterious group that caters to rich men and women who like the company of nude sleeping young women. Lucy is required to sleep alongside paying customers and be absolutely submissive to their erotic desires, fulfilling their fantasies by voluntarily entering into physical unconsciousness.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julia Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-leigh)
- **Screenplay:** [Julia Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-leigh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ben Frost](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-frost)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-simpson)

## Cast

- [Peter Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-carroll)
- [Chris Haywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-haywood)
- [Hugh Keays-Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-keays-byrne)
- [Benita Collings](https://cinepixo.com/people/benita-collings)
- [Pearl Tan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pearl-tan)
- [Nathan Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-page)
- [Hannah Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannah-wang)
- [Ewen Leslie](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewen-leslie)
- [Tracy Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracy-mann)
- [Justin Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-smith-2)
- [Tammy MacIntosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/tammy-macintosh)
- [Henry Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-nixon)
- [Sarah Snook](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-snook)
- [Michael Dorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dorman)
- [Rachael Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachael-blake)

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Official site: http://sleepingbeautyfilm.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleeping-beauty-2011
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