PAINTED ANGELS (1998)
JON SANDERS
Plot
Gritty portrait of prostitution out West, with Brenda Fricker as a ruthless Irish madam running a brothel on the edge of a prairie town in the 1880s. Kelly McGillis is superb as Nettie, a wife and mum supporting her family by selling her body. Working alongside her are young Irish lass Eileen, ambitious Georgie, and new girl Katya, a German dancer. And then there's ageing Ada, fighting against the clock to keep her place in the brothel. Expertly acted, authentically accurate and often deeply moving.