Buy Bye Beauty (SIMPLE · 2026)

is a highly controversial 2001 documentary film by Swedish director and performance artist Pål Hollender. It explores the dark underbelly of the Latvian sex industry, specifically examining how it was fueled by businessmen and sex tourists visiting Riga from Sweden.

: Narrated in English; interviews conducted in Russian and Latvian Funding : Co-financed by the Swedish Film Institute ⚡ Key Controversies & Ethical Debates Buy Bye Beauty

: Hollender claimed the act was an artistic and journalistic endeavor to fully expose the transactional nature of the industry and the complicity of the viewer/tourist. However, it served to utterly shatter his own public image. 📋 Film Specifications Director : Pål Hollender Release Year : 2001 Filming Location : Riga, Latvia is a highly controversial 2001 documentary film by

: Shot in Riga in July 2000, the film originally presents itself as a traditional, critical documentary investigating the prostitution landscape in post-Soviet Latvia. However, it served to utterly shatter his own public image