Sex with a virgin girl can be worth as much as 1200 dollars to an Asian man. Srey Leak (16), Me Nea (17) and Cheata (17) are all victims of the virginity trade. They met as karaoke girls at the 'Soul' club in Phnom Penh.Matthew Watson's 'The Girls Of Phnom Penh' (2007, 60 mins) examines in intimate detail the complex relationship these girls have with their mothers, who sold them. The film also tells the story of the incredible friendship between Srey Leak, Minea, and Cheata. Together these girls are like sisters united against the world and all the horrors it throws at them. They face their brutal existence with courage and humor.
Their story is one of sisterhood through adversity; a friendship that offers each a very simple form of support as they struggle with balancing their childhood dreams and teenage expectations of life with the very adult lives they lead by night.
Soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis!
Free Entrance, English subs.
Event Venue
META HOUSE, C.K. Law Firm, ផ្លូវ 240, 120207 ភ្នំពេញ, កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
