Elles (2011)

Released: 2011-09-09 Duration: 1hr 36min

Genres: Drama

Rating 5.3

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The world's oldest profession still has its secrets.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Canal+ Polska

ZDF

Slot Machine

Zentropa International Köln

Zentropa International France

Liberator Productions

SHOT Szumowski

Zentropa International Poland

Additional Info

Budget	$4,000,000.00
Revenue	$911,466.00
Original Language	fr
Popularity	2.4276

Directed By

Małgorzata Szumowska

Crew

Director
Małgorzata Szumowska

Writer
Tine Byrckel

Writer
Małgorzata Szumowska

Co-Producer
Beata Ryczkowska

Editor
Françoise Tourmen

Editor
Jacek Drosio

First Assistant Director
Nicolas Cambois

Costume Design
Katarzyna Lewińska

Casting
Aurélie Guichard

Sound
André Rigaut

Producer
Marianne Slot

Executive Producer
Olivier Guerbois

Executive Producer
Johannes Rexin

Director of Photography
Michał Englert

Production Design
Pauline Bourdon

Makeup Artist
Cédric Gérard

Co-Producer
Daniel Blum

Co-Producer
Bettina Brokemper

Co-Producer
Reinhold Elschot

Co-Producer
Peter Garde

Co-Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Co-Producer
Agnieszka Kurzydło

Co-Producer
Małgorzata Szumowska

Original Music Composer
Paweł Mykietyn

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthias Lempert

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