the leading man is my tpye

Best movie of this year hands down!

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Blistering performances.

This movie basically attempts to make the American public think that this social problem comes from isolated, foreign criminal groups. Wrong! There are countless reports of such activities within high-ranking government officials and above. (Yes, above) Remember the Boys town cover-up? Such operations are rarely ever disrupted, because of the very fact that law enforcement agencies are themselves part of the umbrella. Perhaps children education is once again the only solution, trying to address the problem from the bottom up. This is obviously not an easy subject to discuss with children and i'm not sure how this could be done. But one thing is for sure, people shouldn't expect anything from high authorities, other than disinformation like such TV-series.

HEY ALICEBOY FROM Sweden!!!! You slated this movie because of it;s acting and script.. I want to tell you that you're a waste of a human for being such an idiot!! THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS!!!!! AND YES - IT IS HAPPENING in Sweden too!!! So Get off your ignorant ass and do something instead of just slating something.This movie, much like Taken, gripped at the very Heart of me! That people can be so heartless and cold to take someone's dignity and life, is so evil and unthinkable. Who the HELL do they think they are??? THE WORLD MUST do something about this! God help the man I find trafficking kids and people because they will suffer beyond measure!Here's a message to human trafficking scum out there: Would you sell your own child or mother to be raped every day so you could get rich? CAN YOU REALLY LIVE WITH YOURSELF???????? SCUM! God is watching you, and YOU WILL DIE one day, and there will be NO MERCY for you unless you STOP your EVIL acts, and start paying YOUR Debt by rescuing and mending that which you have done!!!!!

I saw it on DVD this weekend. Not an easy movie to watch. It could have been better written. Too many clichés and stereotypes. The Johns and pimps that the movie dwells on are too obvious monsters. It might have worked better if some time had been spent on some of the less reprehensible "bad" characters. Part of the problem of real slave sex trade is that the victimizers are too often average Joes and indeed Janes, such as Carlyle's female assistant. The mini-series also largely avoids the issue that some of the victims get trapped into the trade knowing they are going to become prostitutes. That is to say they know they are going to be prostitutes, they just don't realize just how horrific the conditions are going to be. As far as why the series was shot in Montreal, not New York, well, the movie business is a business after: it is cheaper to film in Montreal than New York. A scene not included on the DVD was shot a few blocks from my apartment. The train station where Sorvino lets Girard go is very likely the Montreal West AMT station. Montreal is used as location for New York City, Washington, D.C. (the brothel), Newark, and Manila (the port scenes at the end at least).

This movie was more disturbing then anything I've ever watched...HOWEVER... the fact that it is a true story makes it a must see!! People need to see what is happening right under our noses! If this movie makes one girl more aware and saves her life, well...you get the point. I think all teenage girls should watch this. They all think they are untouchable and safe...at the mall, movies, sneaking out at night and walking on streets, and above all on the internet chatting...this would change their views for sure. I also think parents of girls should watch this. I am buying this movie and getting everyone I know to watch it. Hopefully it will help someone one day. Very graphic, yes!!! But it needs to be. It's fact. I can't imagine what these poor girls went through and it is sort of honoring them to bear it and watch it so their stories are used for awareness! Some parts are too graphic for those under 13 though.