Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

NR 1958 · 99 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

In Marseille Father Hermann has created a home for the ex-prostitutes to accommodate a new start to a better life. But it does not take long to arouse the anger of the pimps, and especially of Charly, one of the "bosses" who uses are criminal means to convince those that dare to fight his rules and territory. But several of the girls and women are not afraid of Charly and his gang. They have all been to the bottom of existence. But father Hermann is running out of resources.

Directed by Maurice Cloche · Written by Georges Tabet

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