Frau Mercedes (2008)
• January 25th, 2008 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
In Bern, Madame Mercedes has been working for 35 years in her car as a prostitute. An intimate and subtle portrait about ageing as a prostitute, a documentary about a vanishing chapter of habits in Switzerland.
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