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Mustang: The House That Joe Built(en)

A documentary about the girls of the Mustang Ranch, a legal brothel in Nevada.

The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak(fr)

Documentary about the Lyon sex workers who occupied the church of St. Nizier on June 3, 1975.

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy(en)

A series of lawsuits and allegations have legendary rap mogul P. Diddy on the ropes. TMZ has the troubling inside story from people who were there.

Atlantic City Hookers: It Ain't E-Z Being A Ho'(en)

Hidden cameras capture prostitutes working the streets of the neon-soaked gambling mecca of Atlantic City.

Everything's Better than a Hooker(fr)

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.

The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village(en)

Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the midst of the trade live 300 children, many born in the village. Some will be groomed to be the future of the business like their mothers and grandmothers. With education programmes and support provided by Save The Children, a few may find their way out.

Just what I Am(es)

Short documentary about a transexual sex worker.

Not Angels But Angels(cs)

Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. Most of their clients are foreign tourists, many are German. The youths talk about why they hustle, their first trick, prices, dangers, what they know about AIDS, their fears (disease and loneliness), and how they imagine their futures. The film's title, its liturgical score, much of it elegiac, and shots of the city's statues of angels underline the vulnerability and callow lack of sophistication of the young men.

Cocottes et courtisanes dans l’œil des peintres(de)

The Mega Brothel(en)

A look behind the doors of the five-storey Paradise club in Stuttgart, exploring what life's like for sex workers and their clients in a country with some of the world's most liberal prostitution laws.

Mom and Me(en)

Mom and Me is a personal and intimate documentary about a young filmmaker coming of age in extraordinary circumstances. It follows the complicated relationship between director Lena Macdonald and her mother, who was once a filmmaker herself, but ended up homeless, crack-addicted and on the streets. For ten years Lena filmed in the cold, hard streets of Toronto’s inner city and her story is raw, honest and unforgettable. Mom and Me is about addiction, prostitution and despair but it is also a story about family, the power of hope and the tenacity of love.

Sugar Sisters(en)

Following Hannah, a queer twenty-something filmmaker, and her two sisters as they explore the globally popular phenomenon of sugar-dating where people in their 20s date older, wealthier men in exchange for money and gifts. Hannah's exploration into the lucrative life of a sugar baby challenges her morals and feminist ideals as she tries to maintain her personal relationships.

Chicken Ranch(en)

Documentary on the "Chicken Ranch," a legal Nevada brothel.

Body Without Soul(cs)

A stark documentary about young male prostitutes in Prague, aged 15 to 18, who work the streets, train stations, and clubs. Through candid interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of gay porn shoots, the film explores their lives, struggles, and dreams, touching on themes of exploitation, identity, AIDS, and survival.

Hotel Gondolín(en)

The hotel Gondolín is home to some 30 transvestites who practice prostitution as the only option to survive in a society that excludes them.

Guaicurus Street(pt)

A red-light district in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The camera is admitted into a "running house". Love for sale looks like a routine, dreary assembly line exercise here, sometimes almost like a comedy.

Europe in the Raw(en)

Russ Meyer's documentary about the underground vice world of Europe.

Nic się nie stało(pl)

A propaganda film about supposed pedophilia and hypocrisy in the celebrity community.

Chained Girls(en)

This exploitation classic purports to expose the secrets of the 1960s lesbian underworld.

O Porto de Santos(pt)

A portrait of Santos Port, its geography, workers and the life that surrounds it, including the poor, prostitutes and the night life inhabitants.