

Promised Land
2004-10-21 · 87 min · ★ 5.1
"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom.
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- Directors
- Amos Gitai
- Production companies
- Agav Hafakot, Hamon Hafakot, Recorded Picture Company, MP Productions
- Countries
- Israel, United Kingdom, France
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 25,280
Top Cast
Rosamund PikeRose
Hanna SchygullaHanna
Anne ParillaudAnne
Yussuf Abu-WardaYussuf
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