Sex_Slaves_(documentary)
Sex Slaves (film)
2005 Canadian film
Sex Slaves (also Sex S
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Directed by | Ric Esther Bienstock |
Written by | Ric Esther Bienstock |
Produced by | Associated Producers Ltd. |
Narrated by | Ric Esther Bienstock |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Canada |
lave$) is a 2005 documentary film by Ric Esther Bienstock that was produced in association with CBC, Frontline (PBS), Channel 4 and Canal D.[1][2][3]
It provides a firsthand account of international human trafficking by exploring the Eastern European countries such as Moldova and Ukraine where girls are recruited, then following the trail to the various countries and locales where they end up. Interviews with traffickers, experts, police vice-squads and former sex slaves, along with undercover footage, provide a glimpse into the frightening reality and scope of the problem.[4]
One husband's journey is documented as he attempts to rescue his pregnant wife who was sold by a trafficker who befriended them, to a notoriously powerful and violent pimp in Turkey.[5]
Sex Slaves won numerous awards, including a 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club of America, a Gracie Award from American Women in Radio and Television, a British Broadcast Award for Best Documentary. a Royal Television Society Award from the UK and a BAFTA nomination, among others.
- "Sex Slaves (The Real Sex Traffic)". Associated Producers Ltd. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- "Sex Slaves aka Sex Slave$". Canadian Council for Refugees. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- "Introduction | Sex Slaves | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- "Unsupported Browser". www.hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Sex Slaves | IDFA, retrieved 2021-03-04
- PBS Frontline: Sex Slaves
- SEX SLAVE$ - Homepage Archived 2019-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Sex Slaves at IMDb
- Washington Post interview with Ric Bienstock
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