| Title | Lives under the red light |
|---|---|
| Director | Hem Vanna |
| Year of Production | Cambodia |
| VDP Selection Year | Plural Co-existence-2013 |
| Screen Time | 13min |
| Subtitles | English/ Japanese |
| Tags | LGBT, Sex Worker, Phnom Penh, Rape, Violence |
Overview
Under the red light focuses on the lives of four persons who work as sex workers in Phnom Penh. Most of them were kicked out from their families and came to live in Phnom Penh and ended up working in the sex industry. This film sensitively deals with the daily discrimination they face. Sex work places them at risk to gang rape, sex violence, drugs and arrests by police. This documentary offers a window onto the lives of these sex workers in modern day Cambodian society.
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