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Sperrbezirk (1966)

Sperrbezirk poster
Directed by
Will Tremper
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1960s West Germany, a man gets involved with the business of illegal prostitution. He navigates the moral compromises and practical hassles of running a secret brothel.

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What happens

Sperrbezirk is a 1966 West German comedy drama film directed by Will Tremper and starring Harald Leipnitz, Suzanne Roquette and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a story by Ernst Neubach. The film was also known as Sperrbezirk, das Geschäft mit der Unmoral (Sperrbezirk, the business of immorality). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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