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: Shot in Riga in July 2000, the film originally presents itself as a traditional, critical documentary investigating the prostitution landscape in post-Soviet Latvia.

: Film scholars often analyze the film alongside Lukas Moodysson's Lilya 4-ever as part of a wave of Swedish media that explored themes of guilt and moral decay regarding the Baltic states following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Buy Bye Beauty (2001) - SFdb - Svensk Filmdatabas Buy Bye Beauty

: In the final minutes, the documentary shifts from an objective observation to an explicit, transgressive performance piece. Hollender reveals that he engaged in sexual intercourse with six of his female informants on camera, paying them for these acts. : Shot in Riga in July 2000, the

* Holdings Posters. * Holdings Archive materials. * Holdings Scripts. * Holdings Stills. * Holdings Promotion materials. Svensk Filmdatabas Hollender reveals that he engaged in sexual intercourse

: Hollender claimed the act was an artistic and journalistic endeavor to fully expose the transactional nature of the industry and the complicity of the viewer/tourist. However, it served to utterly shatter his own public image. 📋 Film Specifications Director : Pål Hollender Release Year : 2001 Filming Location : Riga, Latvia

: Narrated in English; interviews conducted in Russian and Latvian Funding : Co-financed by the Swedish Film Institute ⚡ Key Controversies & Ethical Debates

: Because the women featured in the film are identifiable, Hollender has historically refused to allow the film to be screened in Latvia to protect them from further local exposure.