Sluttish (1961 film)

Sluttish[1] or Whore[2] (Russian: Гулящая) is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Ivan Kavaleridze.

The film tells the tragic story of Khrystyna, a Ukrainian peasant girl who goes to the city with the hope of improving her life.

[5] After her father freezes to death while returning from the city with money for taxes, and her mother soon passes away, Khrystyna is left to fend for herself.

A local landowner's son deceives her and sends her to work for his associate, merchant Zagnibeda, in the city.

Eventually, she is forced into a bleak existence as a performer at a café called "Chantant," where she entertains an indifferent and privileged audience while losing all hope and meaning in life.