Buffalo Girls

Name: Buffalo Girls
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 16, 2012
Rating: 62

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Paladin (II) | Release Date: November 16, 2012

Summary: The story of two eight-year-old Thai girls seeking their country’s national Muay Thai championship and a cash prize that could change their families’ lives forever. [Buffalo Girls]

Director: Todd Kellstein

Genre(s): Documentary

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Nov 13, 2012

Todd Kellstein doesn't allow you to entirely indulge convenient (though understandable and perhaps irresistible) armchair outrage. Read full review

Scott Wold

Apr 3, 2018

That Buffalo Girls makes its stand as an empowering journey of perseverance and champion’s spirit, rather than a reflection on the larger societal underpinnings is not to its detriment. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Dec 7, 2012

Underlining it all is the exuberance and charm of the two main subjects, who make this world seem disarmingly innocent. Read full review

Noel Murray

Nov 14, 2012

Buffalo Girls' main problem is that Kellstein can't seem to settle on whether he's making an inspirational sports movie (complete with triumphant music on the soundtrack during the fights), or an exposé of child exploitation among the Thai underclass. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Nov 15, 2012

In a rare bit of explication, the movie notes that "buffalo" has two connotations in Thailand. For rural folks, it refers to the strength and perseverance of the large animals, called "kwai" in Thai. To urbanites, however, a buffalo is a hick. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 13, 2012

A story that, though sickly fascinating, is as crudely rendered as its images. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Nov 14, 2012

Considering that many will regard child boxing as inappropriate, at the very least, the documentary invites criticism by choosing not to include any voices of dissent or analysis of the sport within a broader social and cultural context. Read full review

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