Girl$ (Kenneth Bi, 2010) [HK]

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Título: Girl$ Título V.O: 囡囡 / Nam nam Director: Kenneth Bi Año/País: 2010 / Hong Kong Duración: 89 minutos Género: Drama, Categoría III Reparto: Michelle Wai, Deep Ng Ho-Hong, Venus Wong, Bonnie Sin, Derek Tsang Enlaces: Nuevos cines HK · Subs · CAT III Ficha de: spindizzy

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Originating from Japan, the social phenomenon known as "compensated dating" - young girls getting paid to go on dates that usually end with sex - recently made its way to the headlines of Hong Kong newspapers after several unpleasant incidents. Producer Ng Kin Hung, who tackled Hong Kong social issues with films like Give Them A Chance, as well as Herman Yau's two prostitution films Whispers And Moans and True Women For Sale, now takes on this new social phenomenon with Girl$. The third feature film from director Kenneth Bi (The Drummer) is a hard-hitting film that follows four girls who take on the compensated dating lifestyle for reasons that range from simple materialism to self-gratification.

Anchored by breakthrough performances by up-and-coming actresses Michelle Wai (Happily Ever After), Bonnie Xian (Moss), Venus Wong (High Noon), and Lin Yu Xuan, Girl$ strays away from being a typical morality tale about youngsters living on the edge by offering no clear moral judgments on the girls. Bi's camera is constantly on the move as a spectator on the sidelines, simply capturing the lives of the girls, why they do what they do, and the life-and-death consequences of their actions. The result isn't always pleasant to watch, but at least it always feels authentic, and it always feels uniquely Hong Kong.

Icy (Michelle Wai) is a former compensated dating participant who has since become a pimp to be with her boyfriend (Derek Tsang). She currently manages Lin (Lin yu Xuan), who has fallen in love with one of her clients. One day, Icy meets rich girl Ronnie (Bonnie Xian) on the Internet and ends up indirectly influencing her to start the compensated dating life for her own reasons. Meanwhile, materialistic secondary school student Gucci (Venus Wong) needs money to buy a limited edition Gucci handbag and decides to try selling herself on the Internet. Through various circumstances, these girls soon become friends, connected by the compensated dating lifestyle that will also threaten to tear them apart.

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Saludos!

[elcodigo]

buen aporte!
gracias.
ojala aparezcan subs español..
abrazos

[anikiba245]

Bueno, me pongo a ver qué onda.
Gracias por la ficha.

[anikiba245]

Subida y enlazada la traducción.
Toca hablar de la película.
Bueno, no está mal. Está bien filmada, y en ese sentido, visualmente es atractiva.
La historia está bien, aunque por momentos parece irse un poco.
Seguramente Keneth Bi, es un tipo a tener en cuenta. Más que la historia, me gustó la manera de contarla.
La banda sonora acompaña bien y la película dura lo justo.

[sesilu]

Yo la vi ya hace tiempo y estaba bien, sí. Lo que pasa es que este estilo de dirección tan videoclip que tanto se lleva en hongkong estos últimos años tampoco es que me vuelva loco. Creo que le da un sentido aséptico a la película que no le conviene, sobre todo tratando de un tema como la prostitución juvenil. Además, recuerdo que la peli desconcierta un poco ya que al principio parece que estemos ante un thriller de psicópatas asesinos y después se va por otros derroteros. Pero ya digo, una película interesante si que es, aunque como uno es muy bruto le hecha en falta un poco mas de "mierda" al guiso y menos colorines.