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Working Girls (2020)

Working Girls poster
Original title
Filles de joie
Directed by
Anne Paulicevich, Frédéric Fonteyne
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
16
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in her thirties travels from Belgium to France to work in an escort service. She navigates everyday life and her relationships while doing this job.

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What happens

Working Girls (French: Filles de joie) is a 2020 Belgian-French drama film directed by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. At the 11th Magritte Awards, Working Girls was nominated for three awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay for Paulicevich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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