The Culture of Sex — Season 1, Episode 6: Shanghai
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 10 episodes • ★ 6.5/10
Episode synopsis
Shanghai has been the main scene of the sexual revolution that began in China more or less a decade ago. Some of the things they find: the industrial production of erotic dolls and sex toys; the state-run sex shops, the practice of prostitution despite its illegality, and the possible extinction of the institution of marriage and family in a society that economically lives in maximum prosperity.
About The Culture of Sex
The odyssey of Rodrigo Jarpa, a remarkable and charismatic sexologist who, together with Nathalie Nicloux, a comedian and actress, travels around the world discovering new ways to live and practice sexuality. Each episode is an X-ray of some city and goes deep into a predetermined topic, seen from the local culture, customs and local perspective.