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Poppy Goes to Hollywood
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Poppy Goes to Hollywood

May 5, 2016
1h 33m
★ 3.2

Overview

Mony is a loser who hangs out on the streets of Phnom Penh, until the day he witnesses a murder, forcing him to seek refuge with his older brother, a transgender performer in a drag queen club. Now on the run with his brother's friends and performers, dressed as a dancer and calling himself Poppy, Mony must hide at Hollywood, a night club in the Cambodian countryside. With the mob and the police after him, Mony has to adapt to his new identity...

Genres

Comedy
Drama

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