Asian Beauty Appreciation

Did you notice that the title is not Girl + s, instead it is Girl + $ as in Girl$. They call it Paid Dating and according to Hong Kong film Director Kenneth Bi, who helmed this film, the girls following this pursuit do not think of themselves as prostitutes. Instead they see themselves as having fun with pay.

This is a brand new film. It just opened two days ago on the 2nd of September. It attracted a lot of attention at the Hong Kong Internation Film Festival last March. And there’s plenty of buzz about it now.

While this film isn’t really about The Social Network or even social networking – chat, text, and email is how the girls do their business. Plenty of personal info is divulged and before you can say How much? or gei doh chin a?, which is Cantonese for how much, the old barter system comes into play. Cash is traded for sex.

There are four female leads and each of them are in the business for different reasons.  Three of the girl are in it for the money and more, but Bonnie Xian’s character Ronnie is actually a bored rich girl. She doesn’t do it for money. In fact, she pays the john. This Xian’s 5th film.

Bonnie (straight on view) and Michelle (half-profile)

Michelle Wai is Icy – she’s the de facto madam/pimp/broker/agent as well as a player. She’s doing it to support her b/f”s lifestyle. This is her 6th film.

Una Lin plays Lin, the nymphomaniac. She’s in the game for the cash, the thrills, and she hoping for the chance to meet Jing Kok Sinsaang - that’s Mr. Right in ying man (English). This is her first film, and of the four leads, she’s the only one to get naked.

Venus Wong portrays Gucci. And she’s in it so she can afford to get the big brand name accessories that every hot chick in Hong Kong has to have. She wants the real stuff not the knockoffs. Hence her knick is Gucci. This is her second film.

Since I haven’t seen the film yet – I am not going to call this a review. You can however see a trailer on Youtube below.

Disregrd: Youtube has removed the below clip due to naked content:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJf8WvDre0&feature=related

Or you can watch a Making of / Behind The scenes with English subtitles (below). Unless you are in Hong Kong this film probably won’t be playing at your local cinema any time soon. But eventually there will be a DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/v/zWWoY1yUqxs&hl=en&fs=1

[Above is still in play]