Cambodia. The Virginity Trade
Description
Some Asian traditions hold that sex with a virgin will bring a man good luck and health. Tragically, the custom is far from moribund-in the dark world of Southeast Asian prostitution there is a growing demand for younger and younger companions. This program reveals the disturbing inner workings of Cambodia's child-sex industry as well as its manifold human consequences. Viewers meet teenage girls who entered the trade as high-priced virgins-some under coercion, others to support their families, all ending up trapped in slavery. Additional interviews feature activists from human rights NGOs such as APLE, an agency with ties to France, and LICADHO, a group based in Cambodia.
Runtime
60 min
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Cultural geography (235)
- Equality (339)
- Female offenders (44)
- Social ecology (250)
- Sexism (149)
- Social control (144)
- Sex discrimination (91)
- Crime (296)
- Human ecology (350)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2008
Database
Films on Demand
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