The Washing Machine

Jan 1, 1993

1h 30m

★ 4.9

Overview

Three sisters - voluptuous Vida, Maria (nicknamed "Sissy"), and Ludmilla - live together in a run-down apartment building in Budapest. The sisters all vie for the attentions of Yuri Petkov, a dubious middle-aged pimp who plays them off against each other. One evening, Ludmilla claims to have found Yuri's body stuffed into their washing machine, but when Inspector Stacev arrives to investigate the body has disappeared. The good-looking young inspector attempts to discover the truth but in doing so becomes drawn into the sisters' bizarre sex games...

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

A-Esse Cinematografica

The Washing Machine Trailers

Cast

Inspector Alexander Stacev

Philippe Caroit

Maria 'Sissy' Kolba

Ilaria Borrelli

Vida Kolba

Katarzyna Figura

Ludmilla Kolba

Barbara Ricci

Nikolai

Laurence Regnier

Music Teacher

László Borbély

Irina

Claudia Pozzi

Yuri Petkov

Yorgo Voyagis

Blind School Instructor

Vilmos Kolba

German Tourist #1

Károly Medriczky

German Tourist #2

Sándor Boros

Male Orchestra Singer

Tamás Pintér

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