Monika

Feb 28, 1974

1h 33m

★ 4.5

Overview

Monika is young, beautiful and a virgin. She is only 16 years old, and, beside getting the attention of all her classmates, she also attracts older men. She has a relationship with a boy, Leo, but she doesn't know that he uses to pimp the girls he seduces to rich businessmen. One of Leo's client befriends Monika and becomes so obsessed that he pays Leo to get her. But Monika turns her attention to her art professor, unknowing that he too has his secrets.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Seven Stars Cinematografica

Roma International Film

Screen Film

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Cast

Monica

Gloria Guida

Sandra Moroni

Colette Descombes

Prof. Bruno De Angelis

Andrés Resino

Leo

Gianluigi Chirizzi

Avv. Massimo Moroni

Paolo Carlini

Lucia Catullo

Gianni Bortolotti

Piera Vidale

Umberto Scaglione

Sonia Burton

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