Everything's Better than a Hooker

Feb 6, 2018

0h 56m

★ 7.3

Overview

The tragedy of Eva-Marree, deprived of her children for prostitution then killed by their father. In a convincing indictment, director Ovidie denounces the abuse of power by a supposedly protective Swedish state.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE

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Cast

Eva-Marree Kullander Smith

Eva-Marree's mother

Zenitha Smith Westberg

Founder of the Rose Alliance

Pye Jakobsson

Ulf Westberg

Anthropologist

Petra Östergren

Tarja Paananen

Lawyer

Jari Smolander

Sex-Therapist

Carl-Johan Rebinde

Politician

Frederick Federley

Activist

Jasmine Karam

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