Kissed by a Crocodile (2003)

An entertaining travel tale of a young Australian filmmaker unmasking the gigolo trade, Bali's biggest taboo, skilfully intertwined with a frank account from Indonesians and ex-pats on how western tourism is changing the face of Bali and the traditional family culture of the Balinese. In the light of the 2002 terrorist attacks in Bali, with more than 200 people dead (including 88 Australians) in the bombing of Kuta's Sari Club, it also presents a new account of Bali - and its fragile relationship with the West - previously unexplored by international current affairs coverage, and a side of Bali rarely seen by the millions of Australians and other tourists who flock to Indonesia's favorite holiday isle. With the world's attention now sharply focused on the emergence of female sex-tourism around the globe, an explicit examination of this complex phenomenon of Bali boy- western girl relationships has never been more relevant - and this documentary never more timely. Intertwined with the filmmaker's narrative are interviews with local Balinese boys and westerners living and working in Bali, making this the first ever documentary to expose the gigolo trade in Bali, and the cultural collisions it creates.