Holly
In English, Khmer, and Vietnamese with English sutitles • “As long as you don't look in their eyes, you're fine.” A handy motto for one who just can't be bothered in an unjust world. Holly is a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl who has been sold by her family into a life of prostitution. Now in Cambodia, her strong will and purity are no match for the harsh new home in which she has found herself. In a chance encounter, she meets Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American who has lost his way, drifting about in a haze of cards, booze and ambivalence. An uncommon bond forms between the two, and, stricken with a newfound surge of humanity, Patrick feels compelled to do something. With powerful performances and an exacting look into Cambodia's underbelly, Holly explores the overwhelming problem of–and demand for–human trafficking. Even more, it points out the miraculous effect of stopping and looking in a stranger's eyes. — K. Kolton
Director: Guy Moshe
Producer: Guy Jacobson, Adi Ezroni, Guy Moshe, Nava Levin
Screenwriter: Guy Jacobson, Guy Moshe
Cinematographer: Yaron Orbach
Editor: Isabela Monteiro DeCastro
Cast: Ron Livingston, Virginie Ledoyen, Udo Kier, Chris Penn, Thuy Nguyen
Print Source: Arclight Films
Building 22, Fox Studios
Driver Avenue
Moore Park, NSW, 2021
Australia
Official Website: www.priorityfilms.com
Sponsor:
Perry's Gourmet Catering & Deli
