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WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 45
IMDb4.2
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most mysteries, −14 min on the typical 102
typical 10288Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
1988
July 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
MysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Zelda Barron Director
Writing · 3
- Robin Hardy Writer, Executive Producer
- Pat Silver Writer
- Jesse Lasky Jr. Writer
Production · 6
- Timothy Woolford Executive Producer
- Peter Watson-Wood Producer
- Vladan Sobajic Producer
- David Barber Line Producer
- Zoran Otasevic Supervising Producer
- James Reeve Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Richard Greatrex Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- George Akers Editor
- Dennis McTaggart Editor
Sound · 2
Art · 2
- Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković Production Design
- Dragoljub Ivkov Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Siobhan Barron Costume Design
- Louise Christie Makeup Artist
- Marija Mitrovic Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- David Marlow Creative Consultant
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