Holly

I watched a DVD (not Blu-Ray, haven’t advanced that far yet!), the other night on the recommendation of a staff member with International Justice Mission (IJM).  It was one of the hardest movies to watch that I’ve ever experienced.  Here is the description from the DVD case…

”Holly”, shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, HOLLY is a captivating, touching and emotional experience. 

Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been “comfortably numb” in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, in the K11 red light village.  The girl has been sold by her impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute.

Holly’s virginity makes her a lucrative prize, and when she is sold to a child trafficker, Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring her to safety.

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Does Justice Matter?

A couple of nights ago, I attended a regional briefing of the ministry, International Justice Mission (ijm.org).  Once again, I was exposed to the realities of our world and how injustice prevails in so many places.  5 year old little girls being trafficked for sex? More slaves in the world now than at any other time in history? 

Women/girls being raped and “courts” finding the women guilty?  Widows being kicked off their land because their husbands have died?  Are you kidding?  Sadly, this is all true.  Then today on the news, I heard about the campaign to educate sex workers in Vancouver as they prepare for the world to visit for the 2010 Olympics.  Women in Vancouver will be taken advantage of, and sex workers from all over the world will come here to provide their “services”.  Some of those women will not be doing it because they want to.  Many are forced whether by pimps or circumstances where they feel they have no other choice. 

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