''Working Girls'' (french: Filles de joie) is a 2020 Belgian

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directed by

Frédéric Fonteyne Frédéric Fonteyne (; born 9 January 1968) is a Belgian film director. He studied film at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. His 2020 film ''Working Girls (2020 film), Working Girls'' was selected as the Belgian entry for th ...

and

Anne Paulicevich Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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, but it was not nominated. At the 11th Magritte Awards, ''Working Girls'' was nominated for three awards, including

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and

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for Paulicevich.

Plot

Three prostitutes who work at the border between Belgium and France bury a body.

Cast

Sara Forestier Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Forestier began her film career in 2001. She received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in '' Games of Love and ...

as Axelle *

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at L ...

as Dominique *

Annabelle Lengronne Annabel or Annabelle may refer to: Arts and media * Annabel (Baum novel), ''Annabel'' (Baum novel), a 1906 novel by L. Frank Baum * Annabel (Winter novel), ''Annabel'' (Winter novel), a 2010 novel by Kathleen Winter * "Annabel", a song by Maria ...

as Conso *

Nicolas Cazalé Nicolas Cazalé (born 24 April 1977 in Pau, Gascony, France) is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, ''Le Grand Voyage'' for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Newport International F ...

as Yann *

Jonas Bloquet Jonas Bloquet (born 10 July 1992) is a Belgian actor, known for his roles as Jonas in '' Private Lessons'' (2009), which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor, Vincent Leblanc in ''Elle'' (2016), for which he was nomin ...

as Jean-Fi *

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as Boris *

Gilles Remiche Gilles Remiche (1979 – 17 April 2022) was a Belgian director and actor. He studied at the University of East London and began working as an assistant director in 2006. He made his acting debut in 2017 with a minor role in '' The Benefit of the ...

as Marc

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 drama films 2020s French-language films Belgian drama films French-language Belgian films Films directed by Frédéric Fonteyne {{2020s-drama-film-stub