Sex Traffic
| Sex Traffic | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Abi Morgan |
| Directed by | David Yates |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language(s) | English, Albanian, Italian, Romanian |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David MacLeod Michele Buck Wayne Grigsby |
| Producer(s) |
Veronica Castillo Derek Wax |
| Editor(s) | Mark Day |
| Cinematography | Chris Seager |
| Running time | 189 minutes |
| Distributor | Granada Television/Big Motion Pictures/Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for Channel 4 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
CBC Channel 4 |
| Original run | 14 October 2004 – 21 October 2004 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sex Traffic is a British-Canadian drama two-part series directed by David Yates, written by Abi Morgan, and produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax. The miniseries is about the trafficking of women and stars Anamaria Marinca and John Simm. It was first shown in the UK and Canada in October 2004.
The TV drama won eight British Academy Television Awards presented at the BAFTAs and four Gemini Awards.
Cast
- Wendy Crewson - Madeleine Harlsburgh
- John Simm - Daniel Appleton
- Anamaria Marinca - Elena Visinescu
- Maria Popistașu - Vera Visinescu
- Chris Potter - Tom Harlsburgh
- Len Cariou - Magnus Herzoff
- Maury Chaykin - Ernie Dwight
- Luke Kirby - Callum Tate
- Robert Joy - Maj. James Brooke
Plot
A trafficking ring is discovered by an investigator. He attempts to expose the business which forces young women from Eastern Europe into a life of sex slavery.
Reception
The drama was critically praised. The British Film Institute's Screenonline said: "As in his previous television work, including his adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now which drew parallels between its ruthless Victorian entrepreneur hero and modern media tycoons, and the fine conspiracy thriller, State of Play, director David Yates gives a thrilling and complicated narrative a strong social and political dimension. The brutality of brothel life is tellingly juxtaposed with the ethics of Boston business, which is lavish with its charity while turning a knowingly blind eye to corruption... [Sex Traffic] is impeccably photographed, edited and scored."[1]
The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Sex Traffic is brutally honest in its treatment of a distressing subject, but it's this very honesty that makes it such a vital drama... it does indeed go to the heart of the audience and its dark images stay with you for a long, long time. Difficult viewing, yes, but essential."[2]
Empire said the drama was a "courageous, shocking piece of work", while The Guardian called it "a gripping thriller".[3]
John Simm commented, "Watching Sex Traffic is not a horrible experience because it works well as a thriller so it's exciting and you are always gunning for the good guys – but you can't escape the fact that it's a depressing subject matter."[4]
See also
References
External links
- Sex Traffic at Channel4.com
- Sex Traffic at the BFI's Screenonline
- Sex Traffic at the Internet Movie Database.
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