‘5D porn’ cinema in Amsterdam’s Red Light District lets you see, hear and feel adult movies

2
Oli Lipski
Updated April 1, 2019
Published April 1, 2019
We may earn a commission via links on our site. Why support us?

A multi-sensory adult experience has opened on the streets of Amsterdam’s famous Red Light District.  Despite its name of 5D Porn, it is in fact a 4D experience that offers 18 viewers at one time the chance to sit through a pornographic movie with 3D visuals, air jets, wind and water sensations, in a motion simulator chair.

The cinema was unveiled by Kim Holland, a well-known Dutch adult film star and co-creator of the first ‘5D’ film to be shown at the cinema (‘Meiden van Holland’ – ‘Girls From Holland’), which was screened on Saturday for the first time.

Ticking the sensory boxes of sight, sound, movement, the simulation (perhaps fortunately in some people’s view) does not include taste or smell.

In an interview with Dutch Review, the owner Natalie says she wants make the 5D porn theatre a comfortable enough space for anyone, of any gender, to explore adult entertainment, and even somewhere you can “bring your wife”.

“We are definitely not just going after tourists for our audience, it’s funny because in Amsterdam even the Dutch people have an interest in breaking free from the norm.”

Key to this will be finding a way to enforce the strict no masturbation policy that is typically known in the sex cinemas of the Red Light district.

A bid to “clean up” the city

In 2007, Project 1012 was launched by the government to “clean up” the inner city of its famous vices. While its overt intentions where to rid of crime and human trafficking, the municipality proceeded to close down its famous coffee shops and window brothels and open “neater restaurants and clothing stores”, which auditors say was a failed plan.

In that time, the same building on Oudekerksplein, that now hosts the 5D adult cinema, used to be a sex cinema called Venus, was closed down in 2012, only to be replaced with a touristy sex shop. Now, it’s getting a new lease of life in the adult industry thanks to the lure of technology.

Read Next: Best VR porn: 34 top adult virtual reality sites reviewed and rated (2019)

Article by
Oli is a freelance sex tech researcher based in London. With an MA in Sexual Dissidence, researching sex tech, and a BA in History, researching gender and sexuality, she has a keen understanding of the past, present and future of sex. In addition to SEXTECHGUIDE, you can find Oli’s work on titles such as shado-mag, QueerMajority, UnicornZine and more.
Get in touch
  • oli lipski headshot
By the same author…
  • bdsm tech 101

    Kink tech 101: How to safely explore your erotic edges with BDSM technology

    Oli Lipski/
    August 14, 2024
  • Lovense Tenera 2 review

    Lovense Tenera 2 review: An interactive clitoral suction toy that’s good for lower-intensity experiences

    Oli Lipski/
    October 8, 2024
  • VAGINAL HEALTH

    Vaginal health tech: Overcoming gynaecological stigma & empowering reproductive autonomy

    Oli Lipski/
    April 15, 2024
On the same topic…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *