Trade of Innocents (2012)

A couple grieving the loss of their own daughter set out to rescue young girls sold into the sex slave trade.

Director:

Christopher M. Bessette (as Christopher Bessette)

Writer:

Christopher M. Bessette (as Christopher Bessette)

Stars:

Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino, John Billingsley

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dermot Mulroney	...	Alex Becker
Mira Sorvino	...	Claire Becker
John Billingsley	...	Malcolm Eddrey
Trieu Tran	...	Duke
Thawanrat Tantituvanont	...	Amy
Fah Nilratsirikul	...	Tuyen
Oak Keerati	...	Thanh Le (as Oak Keerati Sivakuae)
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	Police Chief Pakkadey
Deedee Kumphasee	...	Chantra
Saichia Wongwirot	...	Brothel Thug
Kecha Khampakdee	...	Brothel Thug (as Kecha Khamphakdee)
Jonathan Isgar	...	Stan (as Jonathan James Isgar)
Teerawat Mulvilai	...	Kosal
Jan Yousagoon	...	Sophea
Xanny Disjad	...	Be

Storyline

In the back streets of a tourist town in present-day Southeast Asia, we find a filthy cinder block room; a bed with soiled sheets; a little girl waits for the next man. Alex (Dermot Mulroney), a human trafficking investigator, plays the role of her next customer as he negotiates with the pimp for the use of the child. Claire (Mira Sorvino), Alex's wife, is caught up in the flow of her new life in Southeast Asia and her role as a volunteer in an aftercare shelter for rescued girls where lives of local neighborhood girl's freedoms and dignity are threatened. Parallel story lines intertwine and unfold twists against the backdrop of the dangerous human trafficking world, in a story of struggle, life, hope and redemption in the "TRADE of INNOCENTS."

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Plot Keywords:

human trafficking | tween girl | angkor wat | sex tourism | sex slavery | 

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Taglines:

Justice needs a hero.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material involving sex trafficking of children, and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Thailand

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Targ niewiniatek

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$588, 7 October 2012

Gross USA:

$15,091

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,091

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dean River Productions, Thai Occidental Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mira Sorvino also starred in the mini series Human Trafficking (2005) about the same subject but as a law enforcement officer.

User Reviews

Rather Naive, rather bad acting.

This could have been so much better if they had found some actors that could actually "ACT" Dermot Mulroney and Mira Sorvino could have been replaced by two planks of wood and no one would have noticed the difference.

The Asian villain over acted his heart out! He never gave up, like a cornered rat he put up a fight.

The subject matter was never going to be an easy one to deal with, however, it was over simplified and put together like something from a Christian NGO workshop training video.

One really annoying thing about it other than the two main actors was the jumping between subtitles when the actors were "speaking Khmer" or whatever it was they were speaking and then the same actors talking in English for some reason. They should have just left it one way or the other.

Certainly not the worst movie around, but pretty poor mainly due to the pathetic script and bad acting.