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Bangkok Girl
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Jordan Clark's tragic documentary provides a glimpse into Thailand's notorious and booming sex tourism industry through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla. Working in the bars from the age of thirteen, Pla has managed to avoid selling her body—a remarkable revelation given her surroundings—but her refusal to take part in this all-too-common profession for young Thai women cannot last. The introduction of falangs, or foreigners, to Thailand has forever changed the city, the economy, the Thai people's lives and desires. A daring and unabashed look at a popular Western predilection through the eyes of one girl, this film challenges the accepted worldwide practice of sex tourism.
A newly mastered DVD of Bangkok Girl is now available. The main feature has subtitles in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Also included: extended version with 8min of additional footage, trailer, deleted interviews and montages.
Produced by High Banks Entertainment Ltd. and CBC Newsworld
Director: Jordan Clark
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(4.00)
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(3.86)
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(3.86)
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Last Update:
January
10, 2007
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(Review ID: 37)
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Engaging doc from promising director, January 10, 2007
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Reviewer: Anonymous
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Pros:
The main subject is very endearing
Cons:
tight during montages, bit sloppy during exposition
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This was a very powerful and engaging documentary which had me hooked from beginning to end. Thailand holds much beauty but also plenty of mystery and sadness and Clark delves into the latter and the role foreigners have played in heightening this sadness.Pla, a young Thai girl, serves as his guide and as the film progresses Clark gradually peels away the various layers of her life and learn how she ended up with the life she has and why thousands more will likely end up in the same position.I would definitely recommend checking out this great doc. Although it's tragic and heartbreaking it is also an amazing eye opener into a topic which has seldom been explored.
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