
In the back streets of a tourist town in present-day Southeast Asia, we find a filthy cinder block room; a bed with soiled sheets; a little girl waits for the next man. Alex (Dermot Mulroney), a human trafficking investigator, plays the role of her next customer as he negotiates with the pimp for the use of the child. Claire (Mira Sorvino), Alex's wife, is caught up in the flow of her new life in Southeast Asia and her role as a volunteer in an aftercare shelter for rescued g... (Full plot summary below)
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In the back streets of a tourist town in present-day Southeast Asia, we find a filthy cinder block room; a bed with soiled sheets; a little girl waits for the next man. Alex (Dermot Mulroney), a human trafficking investigator, plays the role of her next customer as he negotiates with the pimp for the use of the child. Claire (Mira Sorvino), Alex's wife, is caught up in the flow of her new life in Southeast Asia and her role as a volunteer in an aftercare shelter for rescued girls where lives of local neighborhood girl's freedoms and dignity are threatened. Parallel story lines intertwine and unfold twists against the backdrop of the dangerous human trafficking world, in a story of struggle, life, hope and redemption in the "TRADE of INNOCENTS.
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| Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghA message movie whose only subtlety is found in the portrayal of Adderly, a sexual predator who actually believes in some twisted way that he loves the children whose childhoods he's destroys. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreA middling thriller wrapped around a compelling lecture about the child sex trade in Southeast Asia... |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis thriller about child sex trafficking is well-intentioned but dramatically stilted. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeAside from an additional 30 minutes or so of plot, Trade of Innocents offers no more than a middling episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." |
| Slant MagazineThomas HachardTrade of Innocents is as much a piece of social-justice campaigning as it is a work unto itself, an important fact to remember when considering its many flaws. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibUnfortunately, with its unconvincing action, preachy script and flat performances, the picture winds up less moving than most typical journeyman documentaries on the subject. |
| Village VoiceMarsha McCreadieNot for the first time in films, noble intent is at odds with aesthetics. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisPart infomercial, part public-service announcement, Trade of Innocents carries such a suffocating human-rights burden that it never had much chance of becoming an actual movie. Yes, child trafficking is horrific; but embedding your raise-the-alarm mission in a film this inept runs the risk of arousing more amusement than activism. |
| User ReviewLeeAnn LPowerful movie about a very difficult subject tastefully done. This is a must see and a real eyeopener. Thankful for the many that are already doing something to help bring an end to human trafficking and grateful for the many more that will take action and do something to help now that their eyes have been opened. |
| User ReviewLinda BA powerful, well done film, bringing attention to the sex trade before it was what everyone was talking about. This movie helped start the conversation about this tragedy. |