

A Woman in Flames
1983-05-11 · 106 min · ★ 5.2
Eva, an upper-class housewife, frustratedly leaves her arrogant husband and decides to enter the call girl business. She lets Yvonne, a prostitute, teach her the basics and both set out for prey together, until Eva starts an affair with Chris, who turns out to be a call boy, as well. Consequently, she moves into his penthouse, large enough for both to offer their services separately.
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- Directors
- Robert van Ackeren
- Production companies
- Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Gudrun LandgrebeEva
Mathieu CarrièreChris
Hanns ZischlerKurt
Matthias FuchsMarkus
Klaus Mikoleit
Magdalena Montezuma
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