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There's a growing group of filmgoers who believe that sex has no place in movies. Harry Lighton's Pillion will undoubtedly shock these people. Lead actor Alexander Skarsgård has referred to the film as a "domination comedy" during its press tour, and he's right. The film has more in common with a low-key indie comedy than with the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, even though Pillion also centers on a BDSM relationship. What Pillion, adapted from Adam Mars-Jones' 2020 novel Box Hill, understands better than Fifty Shades is how the BDSM community can be a safe space for people to discover themselves. At first glance, Colin (Harry Melling) isn't what you'd consider an adventurous type. He's a parking enforcement officer who sings in a barbershop quartet in his spare time. His mother (Lesley Sharp) encourages him to find a partner, but Colin struggles to connect with anyone. The answer to his isolation comes in the form of a motorcyclist, Ray (Skarsgård),...