

Elles
2011-09-09 · 96 min · ★ 5.3
A journalist tries to balance the duties of marriage and motherhood while researching a piece on college women who work as prostitutes to pay their tuition.
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Production details
- Directors
- Małgorzata Szumowska
- Production companies
- CANAL+ Polska, ZDF, Slot Machine, Zentropa International Köln, Zentropa International France, Liberator Productions, SHOT Szumowski, Zentropa International Poland
- Countries
- France, Germany, Poland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 911,466
Top Cast
Juliette BinocheAnne
Anaïs DemoustierCharlotte
Joanna KuligAlicja
Louis-Do de LencquesaingPatrick
Krystyna JandaMutter
Andrzej ChyraSadist client
Ali MarhyarSaïd
François CivilFlorent
Pablo BeugnetStéphane
Valérie DrévilleLa mère de Charlotte
Jean-Louis Coulloc'hLe père de Charlotte
Arthur MonclaThomas
Scali DelpeyratCharles
Laurence RagonColette
Alain LiboltLe mari de Colette
Swann ArlaudThe Young Client
Nicolas LayaniLe client guitare
Laurent JumeaucourtLe client grain de beauté
José FumanalLe client qui pleureTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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