
A young woman in Berlin is offered a job at a night club in Budapest. There she is abducted and brought to a brothel in Athens.

Should you invest your time in this nearly century-old silent film today? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a tolerance for the unvarnished, often uncomfortable social realism of the Weimar Republic.This film is for the dedicated cinephile, the historian of the 'Aufklärungsfilm' (enlightenment film) genre, and th...


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"Should you invest your time in this nearly century-old silent film today? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a tolerance for the unvarnished, often uncomfortable social realism of the Weimar Republic.This film is for the dedicated cinephile, the historian of the 'Aufklärungsfilm' (enlightenment film) genre, and those interested in how early cinema tackled global social crises. It is definitely not for viewers seeking lighthearted escapism or those who find the slow, theatrical pacing of 192..."

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E. Sulke, Paul Rosenhayn, Lothar Knud Frederik
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