From the first scene, nefarious gives an indepth look at the human trafficking industry, showing where slaves are sold often in developed, affluent countries, where they work, and where they are confined. From the very first scene, nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex trafficking. This is the life, a christian television series that dealt with social issues, and that. Merchant of souls 2011 benjamin nolot wrote, directed and produced nefarious, which examines child sex trafficking in the united states and overseas. The film follows the stories of three women a single mom in prague, a 16 year old student. In this sample from nefarious merchant of souls several aspects of matts production work is highlighted, such as. Merchant of souls is the first of three hardhitting, featurelength documentaries that expose the disturbing trends of modern sex slavery and offer. Merchant of souls, a project of exodus cry, is part 1 of a documentary trilogy that goes beneath the veil of the sex industry. For filmmaker benjamin nolot this was a problem, and he decided to do something about it. Merchant of souls is a 2011 american documentary film about modern human trafficking, specifically sexual slavery. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. The initial script had way too many quotes to fit into a normallength. Anonymous nefarious, merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery. What began as a small look into the industry of human trafficking grew into a documentary of.
Human trafficking in popular culture refers to depictions of human trafficking, the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modernday form of slavery. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal organization in the world today. Merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the. Merchant of souls cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Merchant of souls is a 2011 american documentary film about modern human trafficking more exactly sexual slavery, which was written, directed, produced and narrated by benjamin nolot, founder and president of exodus cry, the films distributor the film starts with a powerful statement that despite william wilberforces efforts. Interviews with victims and perpetrators of modernday sex slavery. Nefarious, merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery. Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modernday slavery. This trailer helped the producer secure financing to cover talent and.
Victims of trafficking talk about having been the objects of physical abuse and. Nefarious presents the necessary validation that is crucial for survivors to rebuild trust in a society that so seemingly accepts such atrocities by its passivity. Nefarious merchant of souls dvd film about modern slavery. Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy cambodian karaoke bars, amsterdams infamous redlight district, moldovan orphanages, legal nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide for more than a glance at the fastestgrowing organized crime industry in the world with the groundbreaking, tellall nefarious. Instead of giving a synopsis of the story line, we focused on the subject matter and sought to get across the weightiness of the issue of sex trafficking. Recently i had the opportunity to watch a documentary film that i believe has changed, and will continue to change, my entire life.
Nefarious exposes the nightmare experienced by millions daily, and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Underrated series on netflix that are total hidden why so many celebs. From the very first scene, nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex slavery that hundreds of thousands experience daily.
Didnt social reformers like lincoln and wilberforce legislate against such cruelty over a hundred years ago. Filmmaker benjamin nolot initially set out for a peak at the human trafficking industry. At the end of 2009, matt edited the following trailer promoting the upcoming release of nefarious. Four years later, his peak has turned into a journey of discovery which yielded over 800 hours of footage and a panoramic view of the closeted, heinous, nefarious underworld of human trafficking.
Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modern day sex slavery. Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy cambodian karaoke bars, amsterdams infamous redlight district, moldovan orphanages, legal nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide for more than a glance at the fastestgrowing organized. But, with over 27 million enslaved people in the world, human trafficking is once again the battlefront of the century. Due to mature content, open to anyone 16 years and older please.
Nefarious, merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing. Powerful documentary about the world sex trafficking trade. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. Nefarious very young girls by days end by days end. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. It is absolutely incredible that the filmmakers could have done a fulllength feature movie on sexual slavery and the sex trade industry with so much honesty, integrity and powerful footage while avoiding nudity, salaciousness and temptation. It is a great documentary, eyeopening and riveting. To the stars, michael shannon in the quarry, earth day movies and more. Presented from a christian worldview, nefarious covers human trafficking in the united states, western and eastern europe, and southeast asia, alternating interviews with reenactments. From the first scene, nefarious gives an indepth look at the human trafficking industry, showing where slaves are sold often in developed, affluent countries, where they. Ricky gervais at the golden globes 2020 all of his bits. No recommendations found we dont have any recommendations for nefariousmerchantofsouls right now. Nefarious brings an array of experts from around the globe, lending their insights in a desperate attempt to find an answer to the crisis of the day. Merchant of souls 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Merchant of souls is a 2011 american documentary film about modern. Didnt we leave slavery dead on the battlefields of the american civil war. Merchant of souls boldly advocates on the behalf of myself, and others in an honorable way, and is worthy to speak on behalf of survivors. Nefarious is a criticallyacclaimed, award winning documentary on the global sex trade. Nefarious is one of the most powerful, compelling and transformational documentaries ever. Our goal is to educate and raise awareness by unveiling the truth regarding the issue of human trafficking. Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that. It offers an indepth look at this industry, showing where slaves are sold. Merchant of souls, i was given a script and the job of making the official trailer. With christian simpson, jon morgan woodward, chad t. Jess allen played an officer in the season one episode the dex factor.
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