
Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. Most of their clients are foreign tourists, many are German. The youths talk about why they hustle, their first trick, prices, dangers, what they know about AIDS, their fears (disease and loneliness), and how they imagine their futures. The film's title, its liturgical score, much of it ele... (Full plot summary below)
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Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. Most of their clients are foreign tourists, many are German. The youths talk about why they hustle, their first trick, prices, dangers, what they know about AIDS, their fears (disease and loneliness), and how they imagine their futures. The film's title, its liturgical score, much of it elegiac, and shots of the city's statues of angels underline the vulnerability and callow lack of sophistication of the young men.
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| User ReviewJennifer TThe title sums up the movie. You feel sorry for these kids, but at the same time, you don't feel sorry for them. On the "sorry" side, you understand that they are too young to get jobs and rent apartments, and they have run away from home for various reasons -- probably good reasons in many cases. On the other hand, they are hustlers trying to squeeze as much money out of clients for doing as little as they can get away with doing. Their horizon is limited. Would they be interested in someone who really wanted to take care of them? That seems doubtful. On the other hand, how many people who are interested in these young men for sex are willing to do more for them than pay them money for a one-night stand? My guess would be not many. The bottom line: a pretty face will make you money, and sex is a fungible commodity in this modern world of ours. The only thing that really seems to pull people together for a long term commitment is children. |