Trapped (2007)
0h 52min
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- Synopsis:
Each year an estimated 2 million women and children are tricked, beaten, raped and forced by threat of death into the world's growing sex industry. This heartbreaking and visually breathtaking film follows women selling sex from the cold, lonely streets of Europe to the blistering villages in Africa they can never again call home. If you only watch one film this year, make it this one. "You can run, but you can't hide" say the girls, who night after night sell themselves to an endless stream of men. In filthy brothels or parked cars they ply their soulless trade. Street fights are common, as desperate girls steal money from clients to help pay their debts. This film captures first hand the violence and eeriness of life working on the streets. Michelle Mildwater specializes in trauma. Her exceptional sensitivity allows two women - Anna and Joy - to tell their horrific stories. In the glaring light of a refugee prison we meet Joy, trafficked to Europe where she was imprisoned for fraud. When Joy gives up her hopeless quest for asylum and is deported back to Nigeria, we follow her back to the steaming slums of Lagos. - Actors:
- Michelle Mildwater, Joy Achebe, Josephine Iyamu, Anna Koene
- Directors:
- Anja Dalhoff
- Writers:
- Anja Dalhoff
- Aka:
- When the Moon Is Dark
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Denmark