Europe's Forsaken Slaves

A film by Stefan Ludwig
A 2024, 52 min. / 44 min.
in Production

Synopsis

 
In 1906, a full-scale scandal shocks the bourgeois society across Europe. The forced prostitute Marie König rises up against being abused in a noble brothel. Violence and exploitation are the order of the day behind the façades of the brothels that are being tolerated from Paris to Vienna. But Marie König goes to court – and she wins. Taking her example, this film explores the history of women trafficking and prostitution in Europe in the early years of the 20th century and sheds light on the police’s ambivalent role and the media’s voyeurism.
 

Credits

 
with:
Maria Hofstätter
Markus Schleinzer
Alice Prosser
Christoph Radakovits
Julia Wozek
Fanny Altenburger
Gina Christof
Clemens Aap Lindenberg
Franz Weichenberger
Alexandra Maria Timmel
Rainer Doppler
Benjamin Turecek

Director & Script:
Stefan Ludwig
 
Co-Author/Historical Advisor:
Nancy Wingfield

Exposé:
Kurt Maximilian Frank

Assistant Director:
Alice Stengl


Photography:
Carolina Steinbrecher

Camera Operator (Feature):
Angelika Spangel
Sebastian Arlamovsky
 
Costume Design / Set Design:
Christian Gschier
Lotte Lyon
Belinda Winkler
Christine Winkler

Light:
Lukas Swatek
Laurenz Gensthaler

Sound:
Sergey Martynyuk

Makeup Design:
Karin Ruthardt
Chrissi Akbaba

Editing:
Robert Zapletal

Casting
:
Martina Poel

Production Managers:
Selina Nenning
Bernhard Schmatz
Teresa-Saija Wieser

Executive Producer:

Markus Glaser

 

Producers:

Markus Glaser

Michael Kitzberger

Wolfgang Widerhofer

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

 

Production:

NGF - Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion GmbH
 

In coproduction with:
ORF
NDR
arte

With support of:
Fernsehfonds Austria
Filmfonds Wien
VAM
ORF Enterprise

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