Storyline
A documentary film focusing on the lives of a ladyboy who work as sex workers in Phnom Penh. Most of them were kicked out from their families and came to live in Phnom Penh and ended up working in the sex industry. This film sensitively deals with the daily discrimination they face. Sex work places them at risk to gang rape, sex violence, drugs and arrests by police. This documentary offers a window onto the lives of these sex workers in modern day Cambodian society.
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vanna Hem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Lives Under The Red Light is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
