Skin Traffik (2015)

When a jaded former hitman encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman under his control, he embarks on a quest to save a young girl from the clutches of the brutal gangsters who trade ... See full summary »

Director:

Ara Paiaya

Writers:

Adam Davidson (screenplay), Ara Paiaya (story)

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rourke	...	Vogel
Eric Roberts	...	The Executive
Daryl Hannah	...	Zhanna
Michael Madsen	...	The Boss
Jeff Fahey	...	Jacob Andries
Dominique Swain	...	Anna Peel
Gary Daniels	...	Bradley
Alan Ford	...	Paul Hamilton
Ara Paiaya	...	X
Ron Smoorenburg	...	Sergei
Raquel Paiaya	...	Rachel
Arianne Paiaya	...	Little Girl on TV
Jerry Anderson	...	Detective Brooks
Max Cavenham	...	Sgt Compton
Sean Francis George	...	Vogel's Associate

Storyline

When a jaded former hitman encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman under his control, he embarks on a quest to save a young girl from the clutches of the brutal gangsters who trade human beings as currency.

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Taglines:

Because some people, just need killing.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout, language, sexual material and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skin Traffik

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Raging Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Ara Paiaya almost cast Sammo Kam-Bo Hung to be in the film, having envisioned him as a gang leader in scenes from a previous hit in Hong Kong. A fight scene between Hung and Gary Daniels would have been featured in the intro sequence. When told by an agent that Hung would be available for dialogue scenes only but no action sequences, Paiaya ceased his pursuit.

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Soundtracks

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Performed by Keaton Simons

User Reviews

Amazing cast and plenty of action

Skin Traffik excels, unapologetically, at what it seeks to be: a fun, violent action romp, built upon a amazing cast and plenty of action where Bradley (Gary Daniels) kills mobsters, assassins and all the middlemen in between. As for the actual narrative: it's blessedly simplistic and unsophisticated, with no illusions of grandeur: Bradley's hit goes sideways with Vogal (Mickey Rourke) and his old employer (Eric Roberts) wants him dead. He drops out the game and is hiding out in London where he comes across a hooker (Dominique Swain) who needs help. He makes a promise to help her find her little sister and from that point everyone who gets in Bradley's (Gary Daniels) way as he makes his journey of vengeance ends up in a body bag. Simple. The invincible tough-guy archetype and action mixed with the amazing cast of EVERYONE!!!!! which include MICKEY ROURKE, ERIC ROBERTS, DARYL HANNAH, MICHAEL MADSEN, JEFF FAHEY, DOMINIQUE SWAIN, ALAN FORD ! This is an independent film written, produced, directed, filmed, edited, action, fight choreography and co-starring all by one man ARA PAIAYA. The action and cast are the most enjoyable aspects of the film. Paiaya creates both the visual and physical dimensions of the film it's no surprise that the director is able to put together some of the slickest action sequences seen in an independent film with such a high profile cast being a martial arts expert according to IMDb Trivia and looks to have starred in a bunch of low budget DTV chop socky flicks. Certainly a step up from the usual Hollywood shaky cam action fare. The action is very well executed, slick and polished in design. When the violence and action isn't taking place, some good production and set design plus some nice cinematography help keep the eye reasonably satisfied whenever things slow down. It's action, it's British and it has an all star cast not the greatest story in the world but it's a little action gem.