The escape artist

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A tale of sex, deception, magic and love in the brothels and gangster dens of Jewish Buenos Aires at the turn of the century. Sofia is tricked into prostitution and is somersaulted into the life of the magician Hankus. Together the two women encounter the racketeers, whores and pimps of the ghetto.

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