Monday, March 7, 2011

Documentary Film : Sold: An MTV EXIT Special by Charmaine Choo

TRAFFICKING MONITOR: Documentary
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Sold: An MTV EXIT Special
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Director: Charmaine Choo | Producer: MTV Exit
Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2007 | Country: India
Tags: Asia, Trafficking

Synopsis: MTV EXIT present sold, a gripping documentary presented by Indian actress and UNFPA Ambassador, Lara Dutta. The Program introduces the tragedy of trafficking in South Asia where thousand of young girls and boys are sold into modern-day slavery. It features Pramila, an 18 year old girl who was trafficked from Nepal to a brothel in Pune ; Afsana, a 16 year old who was trafficked from her village in Bangladesh into forced domestic servitude in Kolkata; and Zakir who was just 11 when he was trafficked by his aunt into a zari factory. Their stories are told alongside those of other people from the trafficking chain including a middleman who preyed on young women in Mumbai before selling them brothels, a zari factory owner who has witnessed trafficking and exploitation and an inspirational trafficking survivors, Sarita who works as a border guard looking out for potential victims and traffickers. Sold provides a compelling look into this dark, inhuman, and exploitative world and shows how each one of us can help to prevent modern-day slavery.

Documentary Film : Sold: An MTV EXIT Special by Charmaine Choo

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