Holly

"festival’s most sought after tickets…stunned theatre" – Newsday

"well acted, a film that never stoops to sensationalism or skin to make its heartfelt points" – Variety

Holly is an insightful and jarring story of child prostitution told through the complex relationship between Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, and Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American dealer of stolen artifacts.

Holly has been sold by her poor family and smuggled across the border to Cambodia to work as a prostitute in the infamous “K11” red light village. While Holly waits to be sold at a premium for her virginity, she meets Patrick who is losing money and friends through gambling and bar fights.

Their initial strong connection is disrupted when Holly is sold to a child trafficker and disappears. Patrick’s pursuit to find Holly again, and her unrelenting efforts to escape her fate, carry us through the beautiful and harsh Cambodia.

HOLLY is not just one girl.
She is the voice of millions of children who are exploited and violated every year with no rights or protection.

Director: Guy Moshe
Writers: Guy Jacobson, Guy Moshe
Executive Producer: Amit Kort
Producers: Guy Jacobson, Adi Ezroni, Guy Moshe, Nava Levin
Cast: Ron Livingston (Office Space, Band of Brothers, The Cooler)
Virginie Ledoyen (8 Women, The Beach)
Udo Kier (Dogville, Dancer in the Dark, Shadow of a Vampire)
Chris Penn (After the Sunset, Reservoir Dogs)
And introducing Thuy Nguyen