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Storyville: Girl Model

Girl Model

25/06/2012

BBC Four - Storyville, Girl Model

Documentary exposing the supply of ever younger girls to the Japanese modelling industry.

Storyville: documentary exposing the supply of young girls to the Japanese modelling industry by following 13-year-old Nadya from poverty in Siberia to life as a model in Tokyo.

Storyville: documentary which exposes the shocking supply of ever younger girl models to the Japanese modelling industry. The film follows 13-year-old Nadya from poverty in Siberia to the city of Tokyo and a life as a model. American scout Ashley promises her a lucrative career, but all is not as it seems as Nadya's optimism quickly fades when confronted with the dehumanising culture of life in Japanese casting sessions.

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