A Call Girl (2009)

Having grown up in small-town Slovenia, 23-year-old Alexandra embraces the excitement and anonymity of big city life when she moves to the capital. She styles herself as a call girl, planning to take advantage of everything the city has to offer. But her isolated existence—English studies and mortgage payments by day, call girl lifestyle by night—is shattered when one of her clients, a visiting politician, dies of a heart attack on her watch. Alexandra must suddenly confront fear, guilt, and desperation as she finds herself pursued by a band of local pimps, as well as the cops, hot on her trail. The old village life she had escaped from might now become her only refuge.

Edition Details
Distributor	Film Movement
Release Date	9/7/2010
Packaging	Jewel Case
Screen Ratio	Widescreen (16:9) Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles	English
Audio Tracks	SUB [English]
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	Filmmovement
Condition	New
Links	Amazon.com Film Movement Slovenka at Core for Movies IMDB TheMovieDb.org

• Biographies: Director Damjan Kozole, (Alexandra) Nina Ivanišin and (Edo) Peter Musevski • Short Film: Honored Directed by Stephanie Fischette. The character Katie (Elisabeth Moss) and Philip (Charles Borland) - unsent letters from deceased husband. (18:48)• Theatrica Trailer A Call Girl (01:36)• Also Available from Film Movement (go to www.filmmovement.com• Six Trailers from Film Movement Catalog:Welcome (02:05)Storm (02:11)Mine (02:42)Alexandra's Project (01:40)Das Fraulein (02:14)The Way I Spent the End of the World (01:43)

Discussion Guide
1. When we first meet Alexandra, she has already taken up the lifestyle of a call girl. Do you think money was the only motivating factor for this decision? What other aspects of this lifestyle might appeal to Alexandra?
2. The film focuses on Alexandra’s specific situation; but how is her story relevant to young adults from every walk of life?
3. What is your reaction to the following statement by director Damjan Kozole? “[Alexandra’s] story intrigued me the most – her greed, her frank indifference, and the unbearable lightness of her practiced sex-for-money philosophy. It’s almost as if it has nothing to do with her or her body.”
4. How would you characterize Kozole’s directing style? How does he approach the high-stakes moments in the film?
5. Do you think A CALL GIRL is a political film? If so, what might it be saying about the current state of Slovenia?
6. Discuss Alexandra’s relationship with her father. Do you see any similarities between them?
7. How do you think Alexandra’s future will unfold?