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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Scary and disturbing This is one of the best mini series Ive ever seen, not that its in any way fun to watch. This makes you feel sick and angry at the world and you wish you could watch it and say "yeah but this never happens in real life" which is so far from the truth. Worse so called people in it is the officers that are suppose to work against traffecking but uses the girls more than anyone else. Worth five stars alone is Anamaria Marinca. Ps: You should also watch Lilja 4-Ever if you want an even more tragic story of... more info
Realisitic drama of 21st century sex slavery Winner of sixteen awards (including eight BAFTAs) and sixteen nominations this TV mini series does not disappoint. The human drama is totally convincing amidst an almost documentary style as we follow sisters Elena (Anamaria Marinca) and Vera Visinescu (Maria Popistasu) betrayed by a supposed fiancée into a life of sex slavery in the Balkans. All aspects of the trafficking are dramatised, the corruption of the police and the private American security forces supplied by respected American... more info
A definate must see.... I remember this when it was broadcast on channel 4 over several weeks, and it was as hard hitting then, as now. This is not by any means, your average 'feel good' movie, instead shows the journey of two women, who were exploited and trafficked into the sex trade by various people. A definate must see, this film ought to have 'based on a true story' all over it, for all the women who have taken that road from their own countries with little hope of ever going back. This is a near real account of what... more info
This is true reality tv! Having seen this originally on Channel 4 TV and not normally being a person to buy these "TV DVDS" I remembered roughly the story behind this film.The 2 main players, the Moldovian sisters are conned into venturing abroad to find jobs and where the grass is apparently greener-isn't it always? Inevitably they do not reach their true destination and are sold by various people, abused by all and sundry and generally lead horrific lives - far from what they were promised.John Simm who fits his part perfectly as... more info