Under the neon lights of the prostitution area in Ostend's Hazegras district, local residents struggle with their small and big problems. Loneliness overtakes them every now and then. Yet they appear to be more connected then they think.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rudy De Cock
Man van Dj Nancy
Pascale De Sutter
Pascale
Iris Dekeersgieter
Iris
Alain Delanghe
Pooier
Anita Desport
Anita
Ismaël Develter
Rapper
Nancy Develter
Dj Nancy
Gisèle Guizard
Gisèle
Silva Kuha
Karina
Daniël Lisabeth
Daniël
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