Holly
Out of thousands, he tried to save one.
Out of thousands, he tried to save one.
Drama
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2006
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Shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, HOLLY is a captivating, touching and emotional experience. Patrick, an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been 'comfortably numb' in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly, a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, in the K11 red light village. The girl has been sold by her impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute.
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Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
16 Aug 2006
Languages:
English, Khmer, Vietnamese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Half drama, half social tract, Guy Moshe's feature debut is meant to illustrate the horrors of child prostitution in Southeast Asia. The intentions, unfortunately, are more notable than the execution.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
9 Nov 2007
rotten:
Despite a strong performance by Livingston, the film is sunk by sluggish pacing, straight-ahead plotting and an unresolved ending -- not to mention its inability to convince us that anything much can be done about sexual slavery.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
9 Nov 2007
rotten:
The film's meandering narrative, melodramatic conclusion and underdeveloped characters overshadow the genuinely shocking abuses it condemns.
– Maitland McDonagh,
Time Out New York,
9 Nov 2007
rotten:
Despite its best intentions, Holly never achieves the dramatic clarity it needs to put its human suffering into galvanizing perspective.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
30 Nov 2007
rotten:
Ultimately, Holly might have been more effective as a documentary.
– Michael Snyder,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Nov 2007