Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
AI Woke Score
Faint messaging, mostly cosmetic.
confidence: medium
Audience Score
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The Verdict
An explicit, provocative art-house drama about a woman's sexual life — sexually graphic but not driven by identity-politics messaging. Its philosophical digressions can feel lecture-y, but they are von Trier's provocations rather than progressive activism. Clean across nearly every WokeMeter axis.
What the AI Flagged
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Identity Swaps
Original characters in an original story; no established characters swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
Joe is a complex, self-destructive protagonist, not a flawless girlboss, and men are not framed as the problem AS A MESSAGE.
- Joe's narration explores her own compulsions and failures rather than mocking men
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
Sexuality is the central subject but it is overwhelmingly heterosexual; only incidental moments touch on anything else.
- Joe's sexual encounters are largely with men
DEI Casting
Casting reflects the European setting without identity-driven quota choices.
Preachiness
The film's framing-device dialogues editorialize about morality, society, and hypocrisy, but as philosophical provocation rather than progressive activist sermonizing.
- Seligman and Joe's debates about her actions and society's judgment of female sexuality
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
Some commentary on society's double standards around female desire, but not a sustained anti-masculinity or anti-West message.
- Discussion of how a sexually voracious woman is judged differently than a man
Source Betrayal
Original screenplay with no source material.
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Cast & Crew
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Joe
Stellan Skarsgård
Seligman
Stacy Martin
Young Joe
Shia LaBeouf
Jerôme
Willem Dafoe
L
Udo Kier
The Waiter
Jean-Marc Barr
Debtor Gentleman
Jamie Bell
K
Mia Goth
P
Michaël Pas
Old Jerôme
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Executive Producer) · Lars von Trier (Writer) · Marie Gade Denessen (Executive Producer)
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