pasavela Bottom line wherever they come from women are just people and as such basically just want a better life.In the film I think Lichi was equally exploited by Adrian and Andrew. Placed in her situation I think she responded as well as can be expected. Furthermore I didn't see her as conniving, or even vindictive. I think she just wanted a better life and was willing to do her best to make that happen with whomever.Most of all I think this film has educational value insomuch as it brings an awareness to a situation that is sadly not uncommon. See the movie "Human Traffickers" it similarly brings much needed awareness to a situation that exploits women.

anjushka There is one thing I really don't understand. If this is a documentary, how come all the actors, are really ACTORS. In a documentary somebody is expecting real life and real things, not something that is played from the beginning to the end. I think this documentary or whatever it is, is awful. It could have been a really good touching movie, or a real documentary with real time persons and characters. I was like, hating each moment of this movie, thinking that all those girls are going somewhere they don't understand a thing, just to live a better life. But if a better life is being with old disgusting perverts, or young and frustrated maniacs,I don't know what to say.

Studentofjain I am not even sure where to begin with this one. Out of all the terrible movies I have ever seen, this one goes to show how bad someone with a camera can do.For starters, if this film was actually supposed to be realistic, they did a great job of making sure nothing seemed realistic. What happened to the period where Lichi should have been divorcing Adrian? Alternatively, how about her being deported for ending the marriage before a certain year mark? (There are laws in this country about immigration and marriage.) What is worse is that neither of the men did a good job portraying what a man who looks for a "mail-order" bride. Most men are not sexual sadists who abuse their wives; they are lonely men who are looking for companionship. Andrew did a wonderful job of portraying how horrible American men can be. The fact that he didn't even take into consideration what Lichi's culture might have been like before marrying her (much less what she was really like) and then getting mad at her for being the way she was brought up just goes to prove how, dare I say, stupid Americans can be.I couldn't even give a rating of higher than one; picture quality wasn't all that great, the story was so broken up here and there, acting was terrible, there was an unnecessary amount of drinking and swearing and the plot made no sense. I don't even see what kind of point the people were trying to make here... usually documentaries/mockumentaries have some point or lesson to be taught behind them.Not to mention, my cable company classified this as a documentary, so until about 20 minutes ago, I thought the whole thing was real... hence my being disturbed through certain scenes (when the men were asking if they could lock doors from the outside, the lack of law enforcement and immigration officials, etc.) I failed to see the importance of this film and regret wasting my time watching it.

danielgpinto I can't believe people this this movie was a real documentary.I am an ex-pat living in Hong Kong, so I was really curious when I saw this DVD in the shop. Within 10 minutes of watching it, I was confused. This chick is supposed to be from Burma. Let me tell you now, Burmese is not Chinese. She opens speaking Mandarin.....which I thought was quite strange.....then later she spoke the Cantonese dialect, which is only used in Hong Hong and the Canton province's in China (notably Guanzhou). This didn't seem right....after looking it up IMDb, I realized that she is actually Hong Kong Chinese. Not only that, she is a famous actress in Hong Kong, more recently playing a lead role in Memoirs of a Geisha.They could of at least portrayed her as Chinese, and not Burmese. And the fact that her dialect changed from Mandarin to Cantonese, made it obvious that this was fake. The producers really should have done their homework. But then again, I guess most people in the Western world wouldn't know this.Just a little insight that I thought you all would like to know.