sex work

Many are forced to beg or enter sex work.

In the US they face a civil case from a woman who alleges the brothers coerced her into sex work, and then defamed her after she gave evidence to Romanian authorities.

“I also felt very moved just by being in conversation with a lot of the people who were there experiencing addiction and in some cases doing sex work to support their substance use disorder,” she says.

Sriram first wrote the script some eight years ago, predating projects such as “Euphoria,” “Zola,” “Pleasure” and “Anora” that have similar gonzo vibes and open-minded attitudes toward sex work.

In the US, the brothers also face a civil suit from a woman alleging they coerced her into sex work, and then defamed her after she gave evidence to Romanian authorities.