Monday, November 05, 2007

Screening of the movie Holly in Long Beach; Q&A with Mu Sochua; Proceeds donated to Women Movement of Cambodia

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A screening of the film "Holly" which was shot on location in Cambodia, and depicting child prostitution, will be held at:

Regal Long Beach Stadium
7501 Carson Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90808
Tel. (562) 429-3321

Date: November 24, 2007
Time: 4:00 PM

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Mrs. Mu Sochua, Former Minister of Woman's Affairs of Cambodia and current SRP Deputy Secretary-General.

The proceeds will be donated as a charitable contribution to the Women Movement of Cambodia.

For tickets, contact:
Kanitha Prak (562) 3230-5100
Sovanndy Than (562) 715-9976
Davuth Chhay (562) 256-5102
Chantrea Seng (213) 271-8833
Parasoeur Vann (562) 492-1320

Film Synopsis:
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 (Ron Livingston), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been ‘comfortably numb’ in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly (Thuy Nguyen), 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.

Holly’s virginity makes her a lucrative prize, and when she is sold to a child trafficker, Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring her to safety.

Harsh, yet poetic, this feature forms part of the ‘K-11’ Project, dedicated to raising awareness of the epidemic of child trafficking and the sex slavery trade through several film projects. The film’s producers endured substantial hardships in order to be able to shoot in Cambodia and have also founded the RedLight Children Campaign, which is a worldwide grassroots initiative generating conscious concern and inspiring immediate action against child sexploitation.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yuon and Siam cultural heritage, share and stock with no capital but be ready with bank accounts.

Red Light District or La cage aux folles a la Moulin Rouge...

Can't do anything without YTuon flavored politic?

Anonymous said...

Will it be a vedio tape that we can buy?, because not all Khmers live in California.