Hardcore

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Hardcore

"They're young, sexy and fully loaded."

2004

1h 36m

5.6(42 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Leaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love and support one another against the adversities and violence of the night.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Katerina Tsavalou

Martha

Danae Skiadi

Nadia

Ioannis Papazisis

Argyris

Omiros Poulakis

Miltos

Andreas Marianos

Boss

Dimitris Liolios

Sentimental

Konstadinos Avarikiotis

Sfyrihtras

Yannis Stankoglou

Zois

Antonis Peratikos

Stelios Hristoforidis

Creative team

Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
Written by: Dennis Iliadis
Produced by: Dennis Iliadis
Iraklis Mavroidis

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