Madame K

A glimpse into the fate of Estonia during the world-shattering years of World War II (1939-1944), as told through the eyes of the people working at and frequenting a small elite brothel in Tallinn. In Estonian with English subtitles.

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Type: tv

Season: 1

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Release: 2021-11-05

Rating: 1

Season 1 - Madame K
2021-11-05
October 1939: Madam Kukk and her girls settle in a new villa that the Foreign Ministry councilor helped buy. He then shows up with high-ranking Russian guests.
2021-11-12
Anastassia and Linda both have upsetting experiences with the Russian majors. Two new girls arrive, and a young American guest visits the house.
2021-11-19
Mrs. Kukk finds out Carola’s real identity, and the atmosphere at the house is transformed to be ‘more Soviet-friendly’ under Metsla’s directions.
2021-11-26
As the Winter War begins, Carola reveals the dark secrets about the house and her past, which explain Metsla’s motives to move the brothel there.
2021-12-03
A young lady asks for a job and swears revenge when Mrs. Kukk turns her down. By New Year’s Eve, most of the girls leave for their homes.
2021-12-10
The girls start knitting white pullovers, which become popular among the boys going to the war in Finland. Renate rekindles an old love.
2021-12-17
Palusalu’s jealous wife arrives at the house. Metsla arranges a meeting between Maria and Henry, but Soviet occupation is close and tragedy strikes.
2021-12-24
Metsla plans to form the Club as a working youth refresher school, to save it from the Soviets. The girls argue because of their political views.
2021-12-31
ivian is injured during demonstrations and the girls attend a communist election circus, where Metsla meets a former lover, now comrade in power.
2022-01-07
The girls are preparing for Red October Day when the postman brings some miserable news. Estonian independence is destroyed.