Survival is criminal.
It is the end of World War One. As Britain celebrates the Armistice on the streets of London men return from the front expecting to rejoin society and pick up where they left off, but a newly empowered generation of women are loath to simply return to the kitchen.
Using Soho’s expanding illicit underground clubland scene as their playground women explore previously unimaginable opportunities on either side of the law.
Dope Girls depicts in visceral, delicious detail the birth of the modern nightlife industry guided and gilded by hard fought female endeavor.
It is the end of World War One. As Britain celebrates the Armistice on the streets of London men return from the front expecting to rejoin society and pick up where they left off, but a newly empowered generation of women are loath to simply return to the kitchen.
Using Soho’s expanding illicit underground clubland scene as their playground women explore previously unimaginable opportunities on either side of the law.
Dope Girls depicts in visceral, delicious detail the birth of the modern nightlife industry guided and gilded by hard fought female endeavor.
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00:00 After the war, everything changed.
00:05 Especially me.
00:07 You wanna open a nightclub?
00:11 We have an opportunity here.
00:13 Let's run this club and double our profit.
00:15 I saw how much that place was making.
00:18 Money, money, money, money!
00:20 You're gonna need different clothes.
00:23 You're gonna need to pay.
00:25 For what?
00:26 Protection.
00:27 The Slujis kill people.
00:29 (Screams)
00:31 You have no idea what you've just done.
00:34 Bring me the man that killed him!
00:36 You'll become one of the first female police officers.
00:38 Toe crap open.
00:39 Unlicensed nightclubs.
00:41 What do you want me to do?
00:42 Find out who she is.
00:44 I don't know you, do I?
00:46 I don't like her.
00:47 The worst thing we can do is run.
00:48 Run!
00:49 Is it a crime to do whatever it takes to survive?
00:56 (dramatic music)
00:58 (dramatic music)