Noite Escura
2004 Directed by João Canijo
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Take an hour and half journey in the seedy underbelly of life in a family run Portuguese lap dance joint turned brothel. Father and owner Nelson Pinto gets in trouble with the Russian mob and he's forced to trade his youngest daughter Sónia to save his business and the lives of those who work in it. Mother and madame Celeste choses to ignore the truth and instead fantasies her daughters going to be turned into a singing sensation. Sónia's only hope is her older sister Carla who knows full well her siblings future and tries to prevent her leaving. The main story is inter-cut with random conversations between the hookers and their married clients, who offer gifts and empty promises…