Holly (2006)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Guy Moshe

Writers:

Guy Jacobson (writer)
Guy Moshe (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Out of thousands, he tried to save one.

Plot:

In Cambodia, Holly, a 12 year old Vietnamese girl, encounters Patrick, an American stolen artifacts dealer. The story follows their strong connection and her unrelenting efforts to escape her fate.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Ron Livingston	...	Patrick
Chris Penn	...	Freddie
Udo Kier	...	Klaus
Virginie Ledoyen	...	Marie
Thuy Nguyen	...	Holly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	Tommy
Srey Cham	...	Girl #3
Kosal Dang	...	Kiri
Mudha Dann	...	Police Officer
Kun Daravann	...	Police Lieutenant
Sethy Dy	...	Prak
Adi Ezroni	...	Emma
Hugh Kirk	...	Backpacker #1
Trungta Kositchimongkol	...	Ma
Lina	...	Girl #2
Teerawat Mulvilai	...	Ohn
Net Ngo	...	Cafe Owner
Tor Nhim	...	Boat Crew Member
David Ohm	...	Kid
Montakan Ransibrahmanakul	...	Mama San
Keo Ratha	...	Captain
Kem Sereyvuth	...	Gas Vendor
Keo Seriemony	...	Dacil
Chit Socheata	...	Girl 1
Tharinee Songkiatthana	...	Barbara
Pen Sopheap	...	Gang Leader
Hun Sophy	...	Thom
Hy Sorim	...	Doctor
Pornpatchaya Supannarat	...	Lan
Osnat Tamir	...	Sharon
Bun Tana	...	Broker #2
Sorn Tola	...	Girl #1
Chaiyaporn Torphorn	...	Vibal
Chhor Van	...	Broker #3
Sou Viseth	...	Broker #1
Kowit Wattanakul	...	Vietnamese Official

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing sexual situations involving children, and for language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA | France | Israel | Cambodia

Language:

English | Khmer | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cambodia

Company:

Priority Films

Trivia:

Tom Sizemore was originally slated to play Freddie but after being arrested for failing several drug tests, he was dropped from the production and replaced by 'Chris Penn'.

Holly stayed with me for a couple of days

Brilliant! My wife and I joined the sprawling line to see Holly at the Edinburgh Film Festival. After seeing the film, I can understand why there was such a long line. Holly is a touching story about an impossible connection between two people. She is a young girl, he is a worn out westerner. The film grasped every bone in our body. There aren't any graphic scenes or anything that is hard to watch - its the surrealism of normality that really kicks you in the gut. The film is beautifully shot. Among others, we loved the scene where Patrick teaches Holly to ride a small motorcycle. Thuy Ngoyen's rawness (cant believe this is her first acting job)and Ron Livingston's performance stayed with me for a couple of days. Highly recommended.