The filmmaker's vision is harrowingly ugly and profoundly upsetting every step of the way.

An unsparing look at child prostitution is a hard sell for audiences, but this movie is a memorable achievement, far superior to the recently released "Trade," another movie about sex trafficking.

Though treading a firm, clear-eyed line between education and exploitation, the well-acted and technically proficient drama -- too chaste to scandalize, too dark for general audiences -- works as a mobilizing tool for its cause.

Though the storytelling is haphazard, artistry often transcends mere good intentions. Director Guy Moshe scavenges color from the torn fringes of Phnom Penh, and the composer Tôn-Thât Tiêt provides a spare score, laying bleary sadness over the art-house muckracking.

A fairly good movie about an evil subject.

In Moshe's new film, Livingston throws himself with defeated gusto into the role of Patrick.

Half drama, half social tract, Guy Moshe's feature debut is meant to illustrate the horrors of child prostitution in Southeast Asia. The intentions, unfortunately, are more notable than the execution.

Might have been more effective as a documentary.

An emotional thriller that is by turns contrived and impassioned.

The film's meandering narrative, melodramatic conclusion and underdeveloped characters overshadow the genuinely shocking abuses it condemns.

A dawdling, myopic drama.

There's a riveting story lurking inside Holly, a documentary-fiction hybrid about sex trafficking in Cambodia. It's just not the one the filmmakers want to tell.