Trading Women: April 29th showing at the Brunswick theatre
April 17th, 2007Showtime: April 29th 2007 at 2pm.
Location: 296 Brunswick Avenue (2nd Floor), Toronto Ontario
Phone: 647-282-3627
An excerpt from the Brunswick theatre’s website.
TRADING WOMEN: Human Trafficking and the Global Sex Trade
Filmed in Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand, this is the first film to follow the trade in women in all its complexity and to consider the impact of this ‘far away’ problem on the global community.
Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie, Trading Women follows the trade of women in all its complexity, entering the worlds of brothel owners, trafficked girls, voluntary sex-workers, corrupt police and anxious politicians.
The film also explores the international community’s response to the issue. Trading Women is the first film to demonstrate to viewers the relationship of the trade in drugs to the trade of women. The film dispels common beliefs about the sex trade, such as: “The problem is the parents - it’s part of their culture to sell their daughters;” “The sex trade exists because of Western sex tours;” and “They sell their girls for TV’s.”
An excerpt from the film: