Sex Traffic (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

David Yates

Writer:

Abi Morgan (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

This two-part drama focuses on the global business trafficking young women into forced prostitution in European and American cities...

Plot Keywords:

Forced Prostitution | Corruption | Pimp | Female Frontal Nudity | Anal Rape

Awards:

18 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Wendy Crewson	...	Madeleine Harlsburgh
John Simm	...	Daniel Appleton
Anamaria Marinca	...	Elena Visinescu
Maria Popistasu	...	Vara Visinescu
Chris Potter	...	Tom Harlsburgh
Len Cariou	...	Magnus Herzoff
Maury Chaykin	...	Ernie Dwight
Luke Kirby	...	Callum Tate
Robert Joy	...	Major James Brooke
Rodica Negrea	...	Luiba Visinescu
Carlotta Natoli	...	Lola Carizonne
Barbara Eve Harris	...	Audrey Dupoint
Andre Prisecaru	...	Alex (Lexi) (as Andrei Prisecaru)
Zoltan Butuc	...	Petre Danielski
Elina Löwensohn	...	Maria Danielski

Runtime:

189 min | UK:225 min (including commercials) (2 parts) | Finland:180 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English | Albanian | Italian | Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:18+ | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Big Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Anamaria Marinca had never acted in front of cameras before her role as Elena Visinescu.

Quotes:

Daniel Appleton: [to break the uncomfortable silence at dinner] I lost my job today.
Elena Visinescu: I lost my job today too.

Truly shocking, but very true

I came across this film while flicking through the TV channels one late evening. Funnily enough, my wife and I thought that we might have a night of romance before watching this film. However, after nearly thirty minutes of watching the terror unleashed on the women in this film, any thoughts of sex quickly disappeared from our minds. The film portrayed the truly tragic story of young east European women sold into the sex trade. After living in England for many years, there were some chilling reminders for me, such as the brothel in a normal residential street, and the east European gangs that operate in London's underground stations - all of which I have seen with my own eyes! Perhaps the most terrifying detail in this film was the level of sophistication of the gangs, resident in almost every European country, with far reaching contacts in the community. I would advise everyone to watch this film, as it is chilling reminder of the level of double standards in this world, and how corporations in war torn countries operate with total impunity, under the premise of "we're helping them with their reconstruction".