Synopsis

Ary used to live in the countryside. Forced by her mother to marry a man she doesn`t love, she runs away to Phnom Penh a few days before the wedding. But once there, she quickly finds herself trapped: sold off several times over, she is forced to dance in bars or is beaten. She becomes an escort girl and earns a good living going out with foreigners.

Themes : Urban life Work
Keywords : Woman Town Prostitution
Shooting place : Phnom Penh
Shooting format : Hi 8

Rewards, festivals and diffusions

Festival Ciné-Mekong

Place : Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Date : 2005

Filmmaker Film Festival

Place : Milan (Italy)
Date : 2004

Mois du Film documentaire

Place : Cambodge
Date : 2004

Yagamata

Place : Japan
Date : 2004

Singapour

Place : Indonesia
Date : 1998

Biennale des Cinémas d'Asie du Sud-Est

Place : Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Date : 1997

Festival de Cinéma

Place : Leipzig (Germany)
Date : 1996

Festival

Place : Fribourg (Switzerland)
Date : 1996

Vues d'Afrique

Place : Montréal (Canada)
Date : 1996

Festival d'Anthropologie

Place : Pärnu (Estonia)
Date : 1996

Encontros Internacionais De Cinema Documental

Place : Odivelas (Portugal)
Date : 1996

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