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IFC Films

Director
Fernando Léon de Aranoa

Screenwriter(s)
Fernando Léon de Aranoa

Cast
Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera

Release Date: August 23, 2006

Release: Limited

Synopsis: Director and screenwriter, Fernando Léon de Aranoa, gives us a moving yet sobering tale of two young prostitutes in Madrid in. Caye (Candela Peña) and Zule (Micaela Nevárez) develop a friendship based on their desire for a better life. Initially they meet when Zule, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, steals one of Caye's customers for a lower fee, but when she finds Zule badly beaten in her apartment, they quickly become each other's support system. The consequences and depressing reality of life on the street are explored, as we learn that Zule is selling herself to support her young son back home.

She is even willing to put up with an abusive and manipulative boyfriend who promises to get her legal working papers, while Caye is trying to save up enough money for a breast lift to attract more customers. Even in their grim circumstances, they like to pretend they are princesses, to offer them a glimpse of hope, even though they work in an industry where they are objectified and abused by men.

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Offical Site: Princesas

Movie Poster: Allposters

DVD/VHS: Amazon

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