Après une descente de police pour arrêter sa mère prostituée toxicomane et son beau-père qui la pelote, Vanessa, seize ans, ligote l'assistante sociale qui veut la placer une fois de plus dans une famille d'accueil, lui vole sa voiture, dit au revoir à son ami Chopper qui lui offre son revolver. Tel le petit Chaperon rouge, elle part rejoindre sa grand-mère qui vit dans une caravane à une centaine de kilomètres de là. Elle va rencontrer le grand méchant loup sous les traits d'un bourgeois psychologue et psychopathe.
Interweaving stories of four different women involved in the sex industry offers a glimpse into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles and the taboo lifestyle of a sex worker. A teen runaway, single mother and two career escorts interconnect through their own personal journeys filled with loss, betrayal and the struggle to survive. Written by anonymous
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Girl Lost tackles the issue of underage prostitution as told through the eyes of a wayward teen. Groomed by her own mother to work in the underbelly of Los Angeles, the young girl struggles to survive in this dark world.
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While waiting for the train to pass (Bennet), an out-of-town businessman notices a destitute girl (Vanessa), freezing in the cold. Suspecting that she will throw herself under the train, he takes the girl with him to a nearby restaurant for a warm meal. During the conversation, Vanessa tells Bennet her sad life story and reveals to him her inborn talent. Bennet offers the girl 10,000 dollars to turn her life around, but in return he asks for her only "treasure"-her virginity!
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Teenager pretends to be mentally ill to get away from a reformatory.