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Below the Belt

Below the Belt

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Below the Belt

1999

0h 13m

4.0(3 votes)

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Overview

Seventeen year old girls Jill and Oona explore their sexuality in between bouts of boxing and playfighting. Yet when Oona invites Jill back to her house, the sparring spills over into something much more intense.

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4 featured cast members

Starring

Nathalie Toriel

Nathalie Toriel

Oona

Cara Pifko

Cara Pifko

Jill

Tanja Jacobs

Mother

Robert Tsonos

Robert Tsonos

Man

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Directed by: Dominique Cardona
Laurie Colbert

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