Name: Highway Courtesans
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 min 11 s

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Genre

Documentary

Release Date

2006

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Duration

1h 11m

Synopsis

A documentary following the independent-minded Guddi from age 16 to 23 as she begins to question a centuries-old tradition of sanctioned prostitution that started with palace courtesans and now forms the economic core of her community. Though the village girls willingly serve truckers to provide for their families, modern influences have begun to change their ideas about their freedom and choices, and Guddi gradually takes steps to break away. Thought-provoking and remarkably candid, this coming-of-age film dramatically captures the tension of a community caught between traditional and contemporary values and raises universal questions about sex, the roles of women, and the right of one culture to judge another.