Happy Endings?

March. 01,2009

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Documentary

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Prostitution Human Trafficking Massage Parlor

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An intriguing exploration of the Asian massage parlor industry in Providence, RI, where a 25 year-old loophole has made the exchange of sex for money legal - as long as it happens behind closed doors. As the documentary follows a recent Korean immigrant, "Heather", working to operate her spa, the city's mayor fights to change the law that allows her business a legal existence. The film includes interviews with Korean women who work in spas, clients who frequent the spas, politicians from 1980 and today, police, local news footage, radio call-in shows and "voiced" reviews from inter-net escort review boards.

David Cicilline as Self

Joanne Giannini as Self

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Reviews

XoWizIama

2009/03/01

Excellent adaptation.

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BoardChiri

2009/03/02

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Bea Swanson

2009/03/03

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Sarita Rafferty

2009/03/04

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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