Product Details

• Actors: Wiktor Grodecki
• Directors: Wiktor Grodecki
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: Czech, English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Water Bearer
• DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004YKRO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,404 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Review
A riveting.. mater of fact.. compassionate film on the lives of the teenage male prostitutes of Prague. --Kevin Thomas, L.A. Times

Product Description
Like no film you've ever seen, Not Angels But Angels is a chilling account of fragile youth caught in the grasp of Earth's oldest trade. Prague's economic boom and recently won political freedom have transformed that beautiful city into a new mecca for both Eastern and Western tourists searching for sex. Young men trying to live up to the standards of Western consumerism fall prey to the quick, easy money made from hustling. The young hustlers' disarming frankness and need to talk become the compelling engine that drives the film. They withhold nothing, telling their stories in gruesome and stripped bare detail.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good insight to the seedy underbelly of Prague, October 16, 2001

By	Charles W. Bailey "Heywood Jablowme" (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those of you who have never been to Prague or those who like to learn about eastern europe this is a good insight. i've been there several times and have witnessed first hand what this picture is about. it is a documentary that describes in detail the horrific and dreary lives of those less fortunate in post-communist czech republic. the things that young boys have to do to survive in the big city, having come from small villages outside Prague--this is not a documentary for children. This is a documentary for those who like to learn about all facets of life around the world. Picture quality is not as bad as previous reviews would lead you to believe. I think if you buy it and don't like it you could donate it to a local university's socialogy department.

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adequate Treatment, Not Great, January 13, 1999

By	Sean C. Thomas ([e-mail]) (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Angels But Angels (Male Prostitute Documentary) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Grodecki's "Not Angels But Angels" is fair treatment of the overwhelming issue adolescent male prostitution in Prague. Although I think his fictionalized treatment in "Mandragora" is better, this is a good first look into these young boys world.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hustlers in prague, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

this documet about hustlers in prague in 1994 is well done. in some parts, u woldn't believe how stupid can teenagers be. but if you have to choose between angels but not angels or body without soul, take the second one. it goes deeper into the problem. i also recomend movie mandragora, which is based on these two documents and real story about two hustlers in prague.