Buffalo Girls

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Buffalo Girls

2012

1h 6m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

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In Thailand, two 8-year-old girls undergo months of rigorous training and a brutal schedule as they prepare to fight each other for a championship title.

Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

It's difficult to say if Kellstein's approach to these difficult cultural dilemmas is meant to leave the audience to decide for themselves or if he can't figure it out either.

Dec 7, 2012

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Mark Jenkins

NPR

Stam, Pet and their families don't seem to think much about what they're doing. Neither does Buffalo Girls.

Nov 15, 2012

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Kellstein gives viewers more or less the same show that the fans and gamblers get.

Rated: B-

Nov 15, 2012

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Brent Simon

Shared Darkness

A surprising and sad glimpse into an unusual and heretofore largely unknown subculture, but one that feels frustratingly aimless.

Rated: C

Dec 6, 2012

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Scott Wold

Paste Magazine

The audience has been delighted to spend some time with a couple of remarkable young ladies.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 14, 2012

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The camera work is plain terrible and too distracting and the director feed all the lines to the subjects. It is a sickly fascinating subject, that can only be describe as cockfighting, and could have been told better by someone who knew what they were doing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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It certainly made me think. I had a good discussion of this movie afterward, albeit by myself.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

A touching story about two 8 year old girls that compete in Muay Thai to earn money for their families. Could have used some background, the short run time leaves a lot out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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apenas: :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Toddlers and Tiaras at my opinion more damaging than this. But this is just my opinion.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Todd Kellstein

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Jonathon Ker

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Lanette Phillips

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Noah C. Haeussner

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Synopsis

In Thailand, two 8-year-old girls undergo months of rigorous training and a brutal schedule as they prepare to fight each other for a championship title.

Director: Todd Kellstein
Producer: Jonathon Ker, Lanette Phillips
Distributor: Paladin
Production Co: Union Entertainment Group (II)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 6m