The Whores

The Whores

The Whores

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The Whores

1994

1h 23m

5.6(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

Orlanda, Liuccia, Milù, Blu Blu and Veronica are five women in Palermo, Sicily, each different from the other. But, along with transvestite Kim and young man Maurizio, they all share something: they're "buttane", hookers, who spend the day between the streets and home; some got children, some got problems with the pimps, some with the clients...

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10 featured cast members

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Ida Di Benedetto

Ida Di Benedetto

Orlanda

Guia Jelo

Guia Jelo

Liuccia Bonuccia

Lucia Sardo

Lucia Sardo

Milù

Sandra Sindoni

Sandra Sindoni

Blu Blu

Paola Pace

Paola Pace

Veronica

Marco Leonardi

Marco Leonardi

Maurizio

Alessandra Di Sanzo

Alessandra Di Sanzo

Kim

Giuseppe Cusimano

Francesco

Luigi Maria Burruano

Luigi Maria Burruano

Mario

Vincenzo Crivello

Vincenzo Crivello

Santino

Creative team

Directed by: Aurelio Grimaldi
Written by: Aurelio Grimaldi
Produced by: Maurizio Tedesco

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