Dreaming in the Red Light

Film program, PH 2019, 63 min., tagalog OV + engl. UT

By: Pabelle Manikan

We are happy to welcome director Pabelle Manikan at the Pornfilmfestival.

Angeles City in the Philippines is a center of the Asian sex tourism. Former sex worker Amy lives here with Tisay, her teenage daughter from a German client. After 20 years working the bars, Amy is looking for a new job outside of the sex industry that will support herself and her children. However, that is hard to find. Tisay, who quit school early, would like to work, but the options are limited for a poor woman without much education. The camera follows mother and daughter and shows their struggle and the lack of chances to earn a living.

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