New Nepali Short Movie @ 2016

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The film juxtaposes breathtaking scenery shots of the Himalayas with gruesome images of violence and degradation in the brothel and slum where the girl, named Lakshmi, and others are held captive.

But the issue of child sex trafficking has risen to the top of her list, she said during a recent media junket promoting the film in New York.Globally, nearly 21 million people are victims of human trafficking, a $150 billion industry, according to the United Nation’s International Labour Organization.Of that total, an estimated 4.5 million people are forced into sex work. Children are estimated to comprise 5.5 million of the overall victims, according to the ILO.
“It is so disturbing and so ugly, but what’s important is that it is in our face so that we are moved to action,” Anderson said.”SOLD” is backed by a campaign called TaughtNotTrafficked which aims to raise awareness of trafficking, support survivors and lobby for government and policy changes in partnership with advocacy groups worldwide.”The movement behind the film is bigger than the film itself,” she said.
While in limited theatrical release, the 97-minute film can be screened on request through a company listed on the website SOLDtheMovie.com. Such on-demand showings allow people to arrange screenings in markets where it otherwise might not play.

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