Adua and Her Friends

Adua and Her Friends

1960 · 125 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Comedy, Romance

When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.

Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli · Written by Ruggero Maccari

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