Movie Review: WHORE’S GLORY (2011) Documentary

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  MOVIE POSTERWHORE’S GLORY, 2011
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Directed by: Michael Glawogger

DOCUMENTARY

Review by Alan Flanagan

SYNOPSIS:

Tells several stories of prostitution around the world, spanning Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico. The documentary revolves around the lives and individual hopes, needs and experiences of the women.

REVIEW:

‘Whores’ Glory’ pulls in a triptych of stories from Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico to document the lives of those working in the sex trade – and the similarities and differences of their situations. The opening third, set in a Bangkok club where women are selected from a glass-panelled “fish tank” is the most coherent, and also the lightest (if anything in this film can be called “light”). The women titter and gossip, playing dress-up and comparing notes, all while being observed and chosen by leering male clients.

The most uncomfortable viewing here is watching the men…

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