American Pimp

Disturbing, shocking, sad, funny, revealing, twisted, and utterly frank, American Pimp is a documentary about the world's second oldest profession and its place in the darker recesses of the land of the free and the home of the brave. Directed by the Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) without a hint of manipulation or bias, the film is pieced together from an astounding array of uninhibited interviews with prostitution peddlers from coast to coast. It's hard to watch, but so honest--and sometimes so entertaining and even funny--that it's even harder to turn away from. Recommended. (R. Blackwelder)