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“…Is Bali every woman’s paradise or is it too good to be true ?”
Kissed by a crocodile is a debut 1 hour documentary by independent Australian film-maker Wendy Dent.

Love and sex in Bali – from genuine love relationships between western women and Balinese men, to gigolo affairs and the ‘crocodile’ Mafia of Kuta’s infamous nightclub district (scene of the 2002 terrorist bombings). A scintillating travel tale of a young Australian film-maker unmasking Bali’s biggest taboo, skillfully intertwined with a frank account from Indonesians and expats on how western tourism is changing the face of Bali and the traditional family culture of the Balinese.

Kissed By A Crocodile strikes a bold and edgy guerilla film-making style belying evocative images of the beauty of Bali which seduces all who seek paradise on its shores… At times shocking, at times hilarious, this documentary delivers a non-stop roller coaster of emotions that never ceases to surprise.

In the light of the recent terrorist attacks in Bali, with 88 Australians and countless other westerners dead in the bombing of Kuta’s Sari Club, it also presents a new account of Bali - and its fragile relationship with the West - 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 favourite holiday isle.

With the world’s attention now sharply focused on Bali, an examination of this complex phenomenon of Bali boy-western girl relationships has never been more relevant - and this documentary never more timely.
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Festival circuit palmares and Official Selections;
PALM BEACH INT’L FILM FESTIVAL, Florida USA April 3-10 2003
GOLD AWARD WINNER; WORLDFEST HOUSTON, Texas USA April 4-13 2003
DAHLONEGA INT’L FILM FESTIVAL 2003 (‘The DIFF’) Georgia USA June 26-29 2003
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Canada Sept 26- Oct 5 2003
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA OF THESSALONIKI, Thessaloniki Greece 2003
BAHAMAS ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, Bahamas Nov 13-17 2003
FESTIVAL DU CINEMA DE BRUXELLES, Brussels Belgium 2003
JIHLAVA INT’L DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL Industry Program, Czech Republic 2003
THESSALONIKI INT’L DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL Doc Market, Greece March 2004