daniray2005
This movie is a glimpse into what goes on in the multi-billion dollar business of sex trafficking worldwide, yes including America. Much like a Lifetime movie, the acting can be average at times and the storyline slow... but kudos to this movie highlighting the gigantic, barely spoken about bc it's an uncomfortable issue (of children, teens and women/men being trafficked for the enjoyment of men to use and discard) As you sit on your couch scrolling through IMDB to decide what movie you feel like watching.. this one won't likely win an Oscar but it may win over some supporters of those suffering. Ps: Very few "make it out" of sex slavery... That's why the story reflected that.
lavatch
Based on the book by Harvard professor Siddharth Kara, which he adapted into the screenplay, this film tells the horrific story of human trafficking in the modern age. As indicated in the film, there are millions of victims of the trafficking with as many as 100,000 in the United States of America. According to Kara, as an industry, human trafficking accounted for the staggering figure of $100 billion passing hands within a single year.The film had an ambitious reach as it depicted the of abductions the Nigerian Mali (Jessica Obilum); the Indian Amba (Alpa Banker), whose dream of attending M.I.T. ends with her brutal kidnapping; and the Northern Californian Sara (Kelly Washington), who was raised in a Catholic orphanage after fleeing with her younger sister from an abusive father and a dysfunctional family.Anne Archer plays the role of the kind Mother Monica, and Ashley Judd is Diane, an angelic social worker on the surface, but a sadistic accomplice to the traffickers, who betrays the trust of young Sara. It was disappointing that Judd's character was never fully developed to learn what was her underlying "story" that led her to such a depraved existence.At a key juncture in the film, Mali, Amba, and Sara are forced to live out a nightmare when they are united in Houston. It is at this point that the film becomes more of a "let's-make-a-break-for-it" thriller than an exposé. One of the most shocking moments of film was the completely unexpected betrayal of young Sara by Judd's character Diane. But one of the most uplifting moments was Mali's identification of "juju," the sacred spirits that will inspire the young hostages to persevere and eventually triumph over their oppressors. According to Mali, the spirits "keep you safe when trouble comes." And there was plenty of troubled exposed in their story.This was an earnest and indeed terrifying film that succeeded in raising awareness about an important topic. It even provided a hotline number in the closing credits.
miltruiz
Apparently this is based on a book. I don't want to read that book. I don't know if the book was badly written, or if the script for the movie was badly written; but something was badly written, and it shows. Also, the acting heavyweights in this movie, such as Ashley Judd, a frigging Boondock Saint, fercryingoutloud, and even Pedro, who I would vote for in any ballot he's in, they all play bad guys, in bit roles, I guess to tell warn us not to trust on appearances, which seems kind of dumb in the face of it, at least in the context of this movie. Also, the acting by the main players is kind of just really bad. I think the topic is important, and this movie cheapened it. A much better movie, in my opinion, about the same topic, is The Paradise Suite, which touched on the same topics in a much more poignant way.
maxjosh72
I am surprised to see low ratings for this. The only reason is because it's like a mirror to the society especially the big bad world of dominant males all over the globe.
There is nothing wrong with story line, acting and direction. The movie wants you to hate what you are seeing and it is successful in doing that.Human population is basically slaves of their own bad habits and unfortunately poor gals have to pay price like this, endless sufferings.
Hats off to the people who made this movie with right intents. It is not perfect but deserves a watch, very real and not unreal drama. Watch it once to know exactly how it's going around the globe.
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