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202051 minPG-13documentary

Human Trafficking Organized Crime

Ploy

202051 minPG-13documentary

In Singapore, a young woman from Buriram, Thailand, becomes a sex worker at an illegal brothel that operates covertly before transforming into a public park.

Human Trafficking Organized Crime

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Prapat Jiwarangsan

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In Singapore, a young woman from Buriram, Thailand, becomes a sex worker at an illegal brothel that operates covertly before transforming into a public park.

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Prapat Jiwarangsandirector

Prapat Jiwarangsanwriter

Salaithip Charubhumicast

Komsan Sritanaviboonchaicast

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Ploy leaves her hometown in Buriram, Thailand, seeking a better life. She travels to different Southeast Asian cities before arriving in Singapore. There, she becomes a sex worker at an illegal brothel hidden in a jungle. The establishment operates under the cover of darkness until it is transformed into a public park. The film runs for 51 minutes and was released in 2020.

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