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2021 1h 30m Romance Drama LGBTQ+ List
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In a world where their femininity is considered a commodity, two sex workers fall in love with each other.
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Beatrice Loayza New York Times The film, for better or worse, doesn’t make any big statements; it simply attempts to get at the knottiness of its characters’ inner lives. Aug 4, 2022 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is a pointed, candid drama. Rated: 3/5 Dec 20, 2021 Full Review Ayelet Dekel Midnight East locates love in what some might consider an unlikely place: the brothel. Set in Berlin, Germany, where sex work is legal, the film offers an interesting perspective on sex work. Aug 23, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills We don’t learn everything there is to know about these characters, but what we do seems honest and unsensationalised. Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Josh Bell Crooked Marquee It fizzles a bit toward the end as Kull introduces some slightly contrived conflict, but the woozy, lovestruck vibe ultimately prevails. Rated: B Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Carlos Bonfil La Jornada The world of prostitution eclipses the love story between the protagonists... realizing themselves in one of the most stigmatized trades in the world. However, the end result is novel and for many, perhaps a tad irreverent. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member In a world where their femininity is bought and sold, two sex workers find themselves in love with one another and can see a world of happiness, if only they can get through the darkness that exists in the heart of their lives. Sascha (Katharina Behrens) and Maria (Adam Hoya, a performance artist and former escort herself who was the subject of the documentary Searching Eva) work in a Berlin brothel. Sascha sees her son every few days but otherwise is fine with her life; she has regular clients and gets along with her fellow sex workers. Maria is a younger woman that immediately bonds with her, but can the two of them navigate the barrier between sex and love when they sell intimacy to survive? Director and writer Henrika Kull has made this her debut film and it's an assured movie that seems like it came from a veteran. There's a moment of true sadness in this as Maria keeps making phone calls to her dead father in Italy, leaving him rambling voice mails that no one will ever hear. The conflict between the lovers comes as Sascha has accepted her career as someone who has sex with others for money; Maria sees herself as perhaps something more.  This movie feels as if we are hidden in the rooms where the women work, privy to their lives and the secrets of what it's like to give of yourself for money yet try to hold something for the person you give your heart to, which may be the most difficult transaction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a world where their femininity is considered a commodity, two sex workers fall in love with each other.
Director
Henrika Kull
Producer
Martin Heisler
Screenwriter
Henrika Kull
Production Co
Flare Film, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
Genre
Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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