Whores' Glory

Apr 27 2012 Not Rated 1h 50m
Documentary

In Bangkok, Thailand, women punch a clock and wait for clients in a brightly lit glass box; in the red-light district of Faridpur, Bangladesh, a madam haggles over the price of a teenage girl; and in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico, crack-addicted women pray to a deity named Lady Death.

Plot

WHORES' GLORY is a cinematic triptych on prostitution: three countries, three languages, three religions. In Thailand, women wait for clients behind glass panes, staring at reflections of themselves. In Bangladesh, men go to a ghetto of love to satisfy their unfulfilled desires on indentured girls. And in Mexico, women pray to a female deity to avoid facing their own reality. In worlds where the most intimate act has become a commodity, these women have physically and emotionally experienced everything that can happen between a man and a woman. For this they have always received money, but it has not made their lives rich in anything but stories.

Written by

Michael Glawogger

Directed by

Michael Glawogger

Production Countries

Austria, Germany

Production Companies

Lotus-Film, Quinte Film GmbH, Living Films

Languages

Español, Français, Deutsch, English

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,445
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA