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Beginning of the End

The world-shattering events of World War II are told through the eyes of the people working at and frequenting Madame K’s elite brothel in the capital city of Tallinn. From Walter Presents, in Estonian with English subtitles.

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Beginning of the End

Season 1 Episode 1 | 42m 37s

Oct. 1939: Madam Kukk and her girls settle in a new villa that the Foreign Ministry councilor helped buy. He then brings high-ranking Russian guests.

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