Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

A ticket to a masochistic wonderland

NR 1986 · 84 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Wanda, a dominatrix who runs an S&M gallery on the Hamburg waterfront, must choose between her lesbian lover and an American trainee.

Directed by Elfi Mikesch · Written by Elfi Mikesch

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