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Girl$ (2010)

Girl$ poster
Original title
囡囡
Directed by
Kenneth Bi
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows several young women in Hong Kong who get involved in compensated dating. It shows their motivations and the emotional toll of their choices.

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What happens

Girl$ (Chinese: 囡囡) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed by Kenneth Bi. It deals with teenagers and young women drawn into compensated dating in Hong Kong. The Chinese term 囡囡 (Jyutping: naam4 naam4) is a traditional affectionate term for daughter or young girl, but has also become used as euphemism for a prostitute in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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