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Buffalo Girls

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 12/07/2012
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. Go to Full Review
Mark Jenkins NPR 11/15/2012
Stam, Pet and their families don't seem to think much about what they're doing. Neither does Buffalo Girls. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray AV Club 11/15/2012
B-
Kellstein gives viewers more or less the same show that the fans and gamblers get. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shared Darkness 12/06/2012
C
A surprising and sad glimpse into an unusual and heretofore largely unknown subculture, but one that feels frustratingly aimless. Go to Full Review
Scott Wold Paste Magazine 11/14/2012
8/10
The audience has been delighted to spend some time with a couple of remarkable young ladies. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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04/26/2014 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. See more 04/20/2014 It certainly made me think. I had a good discussion of this movie afterward, albeit by myself. See more 02/09/2014 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. See more 12/22/2013 apenas: :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more 11/14/2012 Toddlers and Tiaras at my opinion more damaging than this. But this is just my opinion. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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