Body Without Soul (Czech: Tělo bez duše) is a 1996 documentary film about a number of underage 14- to 17-year-old boys in Prague who were being sold and abused as child prostitutes. The creator of the documentary, Wiktor Grodecki, interviews the boys about their lives and how they became victims of sex trafficking. The film explores their hopes and fears, and the boys talk about their bodies and souls, money, their sexual orientation, AIDS, their dreams, and death.[3][4][2][5]

Body Without Soul
Tělo bez duše
Directed byWiktor Grodecki[1][2]
Written byWiktor Grodecki[1]
Release date
  • November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
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Running time
94 mn.
CountryCzech Republic[1]
LanguageCzech[1]

The film is the second of Grodecki's three films about male prostitution, the others being Not Angels But Angels (1994) and Mandragora (1997).[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Grodecki, Wiktor (9 November 1996). "Body Without Soul". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Body Without Soul". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Body Without Soul (1996) - Plot". IMDb. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Body without soul (1996)". Vimeo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Body Without A Soul". Squash Duck. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Villiers, Nicholas de (2017). Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-5390-8.
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