The Girls of Grenoble(1981)
In Grenoble, a prostitute is murdered in her hospital bed. Cora twenty-two and also a prostitute was one of her friends. On a daily basis these women suffer violence receive a miserable salary and work non-stop in terror of the pimps.
Movie: The Girls of Grenoble
Top 10 Billed Cast
Maria Luigi aka Cora
Judge Le Pérec
Le commissaire Brière
Ricardo Pratelli
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In Grenoble, a prostitute is murdered in her hospital bed. Cora twenty-two and also a prostitute was one of her friends. On a daily basis these women suffer violence receive a miserable salary and work non-stop in terror of the pimps.
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1981-11-18
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