“Bangkok Girl” is a ‘remarkably accomplished, beautifully photographed and intimate film that puts a human face on the devastating social issue that, sadly, is the fate of too many impoverished girls.’ It provides a glimpse of Thailand’s sex tourism told through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla.
Jordan Clark’s tragic documentary provides a glimpse into Thailand’s notorious and booming sex tourism industry through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla. Working in the bars from the age of thirteen, Pla has managed to avoid selling her body a remarkable revelation given her surroundings but her refusal to take part in this all-too-common profession for young Thai women cannot last. The introduction of falangs, or foreigners, to Thailand has forever changed the city, the economy, the Thai people’s lives and desires. A daring and unabashed look at a popular Western predilection through the eyes of one girl, this film challenges the accepted worldwide practice of sex tourism.