THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

The film is a riveting journey into three different enclaves in three religious “time zones” – a Bangkok “fish tank” brothel in Buddhist Thailand, a prostitution compound in mainly Muslim Bangladesh, and finally, Reynosa, a Mexican border town where Lady Death (not exactly a Vatican-approved Saint) seems to be as popular as the Virgin Mary.  La Santa Muerte, as she’s known, is undeniably spooky, and yet Reynosa is refreshing.  Cars cruise the street.  Half-dressed ladies stand like Madonnas in front of their motel rooms.  It seems like the natural order of things.

Quan/Beast