I miss it so much. I really miss it - the freedom of it. All the craziness that happens there: the possibilities, the stimulation, everything. Going somewhere, doing something, meeting people. It feels like an amusement park. It’s like turning a light on and off. When the light is on, that's prostitution. When there’s no prostitution – it’s like the light is off.

Seven Israeli women who have been there, who have worked in prostitution and made a living from giving their bodies to men, sit facing the camera and tell their stories in ways that are sometimes hard to reconcile with the common view of the profession.

They are eloquent, thoughtful – they speak with openness about the difficult moments they experienced, about violence, disrespect, humiliation and trauma – but in the same breath also describe surprising empowering experiences of feeling strong, independent and in control.

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