''I Am a Sex Addict'' is a 2005

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director and screenwriter

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. Presented in semi-

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style, the film chronicles Zahedi's own

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and its impact on his life, relationships, and film making. His addiction was manifested by visiting

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s, and being open about this with his successive partners. The film premiered at the

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and was subsequently picked up for distribution by

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. It aired on

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and

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in 2007, and subsequently has been shown on the

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in the United States. Though not formal sequels, but in chronological order; his 2001 film '' In the Bathtub of the World'' documents his life from where ''I Am a Sex Addict'' ends and his 2015

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''The Show About The Show'' continues 15 year later from where the latter ends.

Cast

as Caveh *

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as Caroline * Emily Morse as Christa *Amanda Henderson as Devin *Greg Watkins as Greg *Olia Natasha as French prostitute *Corinna Chan as Asian prostitute *Stephanie Carwin as Italian prostitute *Monika Hoyt as German prostitute *Kat Voldal as German prostitute *Natalia Tikhonova as German prostitute *Katarina Fabic as L.A. prostitute *Susan Shah as New York prostitute *Alexandra Guerineaud as French prostitute *Mara Luthane as Newscaster *Bruna Matsin as French prostitute *Anastasia Gershman as Oscar presenter *Jasmine Raff as German brothel prostitute *Vicca as German brothel prostitute

References

External links

* * 2005 films 2000s sex comedy films Films directed by Caveh Zahedi American independent films American sex comedy films Films about sexual addiction 2005 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language sex comedy films English-language independent films {{2000s-US-film-stub