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The Virgin Mart (1974)

The Virgin Mart poster
Original title
販賣人口
Directed by
Kao Pao-shu
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Young women are tricked into coming to Hong Kong and forced into prostitution. They try to escape the criminal ring that holds them.

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What happens

The Virgin Mart (aka Fan Mai Ren Kou and Bo Ming de Ren) is a 1974 Hong Kong action film directed by actress-turned-director Kao Pao-shu. The film—which stars Chin Hu, Eddy Ko, and Shih Kien—centers around young girls who are lured to Hong Kong and trapped in a prostitution ring. The film was rated "for mature audiences." The film opened in China in 1974, and appeared in U.S. theaters with subtitles in 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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