Product Details

• Actors: Wendy Crewson, John Simm, Anamaria Marinca, Maria Popistasu, Chris Potter
• Directors: David Yates
• Format: Color
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000N8OXM0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,216 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This two-part drama focuses on the global business trafficking young women into forced prostitution in European and American cities. Elena and Vara, two sisters from Europe's poorest country Moldova, leave their village together with Vara's fiancé Alex to start a new and better life in London. Some days later, they realize the bitter reality: they were sold to traffickers who force the young women to work as prostitutes in several states in the Balkans. The reverberations of their story show the involvement of big business in America and corrupt international peacekeepers in Europe...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive and important, June 20, 2009

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Marit Rokeberg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex Traffic (DVD)

This film tells a candid story based on actual events. It deals with a subject matter which may be uncomfortable to watch, but does it with grace and honesty, and isn't at all over-the-top or gratuitous in any way. The story is thought-provoking, moving, and engaging, the characters real and sympathetic, and the acting done by Anamaria Marinca and John Simm is understated and superb. Marinca won several awards for this role, including a BAFTA for Best Actress. The film itself won several BAFTAS, as a matter of fact, though, sadly, John Simm was mysteriously passed over. One of the best actors of his generation, Simm really should be garnering more attention -and awards. Few people can play subtlety and honest feeling the way he does -in fact, his performance here, along with Marinca's, truly is what makes the film worth watching.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's brutal, and depressing., November 13, 2008

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Cestmoi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex Traffic (DVD)

This movie was shot in a documentary style. It brutally and realistically depicts those European girls who were sold to prostitution by false promises of good jobs in other countries. There are raping, and beating scenes.
The acting is OK.
The only thing I don't like about it is it does not have subtitle.
It's worth watching once.