Happy Endings?
Documentary

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)
~ You can't clap with one hand. ~
Overview:
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.
Director:
Tara Hurley
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$30,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Key words:
- human trafficking
- massage parlor
- prostitution
Cast