Adopting a confessional, direct-to-camera interview style for most of its running time, this unvarnished verite documentary about teenage prostitutes in New York City resolutely resists the urge to dramatize. The heartbreaking stories are drama enough.
Very Young Girls
In the United States, the average age of entry into the commercial sex industry is 13 years old.
2007 · 1h 23m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
David Schisgall
Overview
Very Young Girls, whose title reflects the fact that in the United States the average age of entry into prostitution is just thirteen. The film takes us into the work of a former sexually exploited youth-turned-activist named Rachel Lloyd, who started the New York City organization GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services) to help victimized young women escape their pimps and find another way of life.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
This fly-on-the-wall doc about underage prostitution and the efforts of NYC outreach worker Rachel Lloyd to help girls leave the life is flawed but profoundly disturbing.
[A] heartbreaking look at the trafficking of underage girls in New York City.
Simply doesn't dig deep enough to generate fresh outrage.
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