The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

1993 · 90 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Thriller, Horror

Three sisters - voluptuous Vida, Maria (nicknamed "Sissy"), and Ludmilla - live together in a run-down apartment building in Budapest. The sisters all vie for the attentions of Yuri Petkov, a dubious middle-aged pimp who plays them off against each other. One evening, Ludmilla claims to have found Yuri's body stuffed into their washing machine, but when Inspector Stacev arrives to investigate the body has disappeared. The good-looking young inspector attempts to discover the truth but in doing so becomes drawn into the sisters' bizarre sex games...

Directed by Ruggero Deodato · Written by Luigi Spagnol

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Philippe Caroit Inspector Alexander Stacev
Ilaria Borrelli Maria 'Sissy' Kolba
Katarzyna Figura Vida Kolba
Barbara Ricci Ludmilla Kolba
Laurence Regnier Nikolai
László Borbély Music Teacher
Claudia Pozzi Irina
Yorgo Voyagis Yuri Petkov
Vilmos Kolba Blind School Instructor
Károly Medriczky German Tourist #1
Sándor Boros German Tourist #2
Tamás Pintér Male Orchestra Singer

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