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Hooks to the Left
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Hooks to the Left

Oct 22, 2006
1h 14m
★ 2.0

Overview

Based on the journals of Nail, a male hustler who reentered the prostitution ring after 10 years in a relationship, Todd Verow's experimental documentary (shot entirely on a cell phone camera) examines the changing landscape of male prostitution. Nail's narrated journal entries accompany dreamy and abstract imagery shot all over the world. Verow also explores how the Internet has shaped the sex trade.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bangor Films

Cast

Todd Verow

Todd Verow

Gregory J. Lucas

Gregory J. Lucas

Brad Hallowell

Brad Hallowell

Yann de Monterno

Yann de Monterno

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Elliott Kennerson

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Michael Dion

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Jim Dwyer

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Jono Mainelli

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Pablo Malan

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