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Human Trafficking

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2005
  • 2h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Human Trafficking (2005)
Human Traffiking
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Hundreds of thousands of young women have vanished from their everyday lives-forced by violence into a hellish existence of brutality and prostitution. They're a profitable commodity in the ... Read allHundreds of thousands of young women have vanished from their everyday lives-forced by violence into a hellish existence of brutality and prostitution. They're a profitable commodity in the multi-billion-dollar industry of modern slavery. The underworld calls them human traffic..... Read allHundreds of thousands of young women have vanished from their everyday lives-forced by violence into a hellish existence of brutality and prostitution. They're a profitable commodity in the multi-billion-dollar industry of modern slavery. The underworld calls them human traffic...

  • Stars
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Mira Sorvino
    • Robert Carlyle
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    7.5/10
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    • Stars
      • Donald Sutherland
      • Mira Sorvino
      • Robert Carlyle
    • 55User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Meehan
    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Kate
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Sergei
    Anna Hopkins
    Anna Hopkins
    • Katerina
    Laurence Leboeuf
    Laurence Leboeuf
    • Nadia
    Emma Campbell
    Emma Campbell
    • Samantha
    Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
    Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
    • Annie
    Lynne Adams
    Lynne Adams
    • Ellen
    Zoe Aggeliki
    Zoe Aggeliki
    • Susan Tagarov
    Isabelle Blais
    Isabelle Blais
    • Helena
    Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    • Tommy
    Michael Sorvino
    Michael Sorvino
    • Mischa
    Rémy Girard
    Rémy Girard
    • Viktor
    Céline Bonnier
    Céline Bonnier
    • Sophie
    Mark Antony Krupa
    Mark Antony Krupa
    • Andrei
    Dawn Ford
    Dawn Ford
    • Helena's Aunt
    David Boutin
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    • Trivia
      Although originally filmed for Lifetime Television, the miniseries was shot mostly in Canada, and most of the lead and supporting actors and actresses are French-Canadian.
    • Goofs
      In what is supposed to be Washington, they show a train with the symbol for AMT (Agence Métropolitaine de Montréal), a suburban rail network connecting the greater Montreal metro area (the 450 area code) with Montreal, which proves that this scene was filmed in the Montreal area (not Washington).
    • Quotes

      Kate Morozov: In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Congress ratified the 13th amendment to the Constitution, which states, 'neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.' No sensible person believes slavery could happen in the 21st century, much less on our shores. We couldn't be more wrong. Slave traffickers around the world have rediscovered how profitable it is to buy and sell people. Each one of these girls could be your sister. Your best friend, or... as Annie Gray showed us, your daughter. None of these fifty-seven girls would have lasted more than four years in our country. Each one of them would have been worked to death as a sex slave in a brothel, murdered for an infraction of her masters' rules, or contracting hepatitis or AIDS. Human trafficking has emerged as a tragic whiplash of the economic transition that has occurred over the past several years in Eastern Europe. Men like Sergei Karpovich know how to take advantage of this. Now, we stopped him. But there are many more waiting to take his place. But no matter how difficult our battle is, it is vitally important that law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, that we all keep working together as a team to battle these ruthless criminals. At the same time, we need to create a climate of hope for their victims. We need to give these young women the idea that their lives are still worth living, without shame, after all the desperation and hardship they've endured. And perhaps, most importantly, we must face the fact that none of this horror would be possible if our culture didn't create a demand for it. Ladies and gentlemen, the United States is one of the largest markets for sex slavery in the entire world. We need to realize that modern-day slavery is only occurring because we choose to ignore it. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

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      Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)

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    9/10
    The Profitable Slavery of the Twentieth-First Century
    In Prague, Czech Republic, the single mother Helena (Isabelle Blais) is seduced by a successful handsome man and travels with him to spend a weekend in Vienna, Austria; in Kiev, Ukraine, the sixteen-year-old Nadia (Laurence Leboeuf) is selected by a model agency and travels to the United States with the other selected candidates; in Manila, Philippines, the twelve-year-old American tourist Annie Gray (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse) is abducted in front of her parents. In common, the girls become victims of a powerful international network of sex traffickers leaded by the powerful Sergei Karpovich (Robert Carlyle). In New York, after the third death of young Eastern European prostitutes, the obstinate Russian-American NYPD agent Kate Morozov (Mira Sorvino) convinces the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief Bill Meehan (Donald Sutherland) to hire her, promising him that she would fight against this type of crime and that he would not regret.

    "Human Trafficking" is the third great movie that I have watched about this sad reality. "Lilja 4-ever" and "Anjos do Sol" are extremely pessimist and realistic, but focused in the life of only one character. "Human Trafficking" gives a big picture how these gangs operate, following the drama of three lead characters. Mira Sorvino is wonderful, as usual, and her final speech about this profitable slavery of the Twentieth-First Century and the sexual tourism is very realistic and touching. The direction is excellent, the screenplay is very well written and the whole cast deserves to be congratulated for their magnificent performances. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "Tráfico Humano" ("Human Traficking")
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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Живий товар
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • For Sale Productions (Muse)
      • Mel's Cite du Cinema
      • Muse Entertainment Enterprises
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      2 hours 56 minutes
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      • 1.85 : 1

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