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: 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. Buy Bye Beauty
is a highly controversial 2001 documentary film by Swedish director and performance artist Pål Hollender. It explores the dark underbelly of the Latvian sex industry, specifically examining how it was fueled by businessmen and sex tourists visiting Riga from Sweden. : Narrated in English; interviews conducted in Russian
: 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. : In the final minutes, the documentary shifts