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Release Date:
January 22, 2003
Original Title:
Les Baigneuses
Alternate Titles:
Les Baigneuses
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Gemini Films
Ognon Pictures
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: 16
Runtime: 83
Sexy, gritty and as provocative as a lap dance, The Bathers takes an insider's look at the lives of six women working as dancers at a seedy Parisian peep show. Governed by their overprotective boss, the girls' routine of glittery neon lights and lecherous customers is soon disrupted when an enigmatic stranger enters the scene. Now, drugs, sex and bickering all take a back seat as the girls unite to save this man haunted by a mysterious past and unforgiving demons. A fascinating glimpse into a world of back alleys and primal instincts, The Bathers transports us to a netherworld where the show always goes on.
Co-Producer:
Humbert Balsan
Costume Design:
Christine Lamblin
Director:
Viviane Candas
Director of Photography:
Jacques Loiseleux
Editor:
Claudine Dumoulin
Key Makeup Artist:
Christophe Giraud
Music:
Daniel Teruggi
Producer:
Paulo Branco
Production Design:
Max Berto
Screenplay:
Viviane Candas
Sound Designer:
Jean-Luc Bardyn
Sound Editor:
Yves Servagent
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