-16 - Sleeping Beauty -2011- Official

The 2011 film , written and directed by Julia Leigh, is an Australian psychological drama that subverts the classic fairy tale into a stark, unsettling exploration of power and passivity. Starring Emily Browning as Lucy, the film follows a cash-strapped university student who accepts a high-paying job where she is drugged into a deep sleep while elderly men pay to visit and caress her body. Critical Reception