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| Chicken Ranch | |
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| Directed by | Sandi Sissel Nick Broomfield |
| Produced by | Nick Broomfield |
| Cinematography | Sandi Sissel |
| Edited by | Julian Ware |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Language | English |
Chicken Ranch is a 1982 British documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield and Sandi Sissel. Its subject is the Chicken Ranch, a legalized brothel in Pahrump, Nevada.[1][2] It was produced by Broomfield and photographed by Sissel.[3]
The documentary, which remains purely observational for the most part, depicts the prostitutes as likeable characters often looking for a way out of the remote location where the brothel is situated. The film shows the girls lining up for potential clients, joking about their job, and interacting with one another within the brothel.
- ^ "Chicken Ranch". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1 June 1983). "Documentary about a Brothel". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (5 February 2008). "Documentary visits the Chicken Ranch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2019.