Happy Endings? (2009)
You can't clap with one hand.
An intriguing exploration of the Asian massage parlor industry in Providence, RI, where a 25 year-old loophole has made the exchange of sex for money legal - as long as it happens behind closed doors. As the documentary follows a recent Korean immigrant, "Heather", working to operate her spa, the city's mayor fights to change the law that allows her business a legal existence. The film includes interviews with Korean women who work in spas, clients who frequent the spas, politicians from 1980 and today, police, local news footage, radio call-in shows and "voiced" reviews from inter-net escort review boards.
| Movie ID | 99575 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Tara Hurley |
| Main cast | David Cicilline, Steven Brown, Joanne Giannini, Donna M. Hughes, Michael A. LoCicero, Rhoda Perry, Dennis Roberts |
| Release date | 1 March 2009 |
| Release year | 2009 |
| Language | EN |
| Duration | 74 min (1h 14m) |
| Rating | – |
| Production house | – |
Director: Tara Hurley
Writers: Tara Hurley
Top cast
David CicillineSelf
Steven BrownSelf
Joanne GianniniSelf
Donna M. HughesSelf
Michael A. LoCiceroMonger (voice)
Rhoda PerrySelf
Dennis RobertsSelf
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