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Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film provides actual footage from inside the...
Director:
Andrew LevineWriter:
Cari BeauchampStars:
Anuradha Koirala, Tim Robbins, Winona RyderStoryline
Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film provides actual footage from inside the brothels of Bombay, known even to the tourists as "The Cages," captured with "spy camera" technology. The documentary also introduces the heroes of the movement who are working to abolish child sex slavery and who remind us that, "these are our daughters."
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The film documents ways traffickers work, brutalizing, starving and raping victims, some as young as seven covered in cigarette burns. The film shows the squalid brothels, interviews with brothel owners, and the police corruption. But the film offers a ray of hope. It portrays three organizations involved in rescue efforts. We see the rescue strategies including the transit homes set up by NGO's, visit Sanlaan a drop in center for the children, Maiti Nepal (translation 'mother's home') a safe place for the girls unable to reenter village life. We see Anuradha Koirala leading and organizing demonstrations in villages, warning parents, talking to the girl prostitutes, we watch the freed girls, some as young as eleven, healing through art therapy, dancing, singing, telling their stories.
The rescue work in India offers pointers for what is needed here in the US. In Minnesota there are few transit centers, or hospices. The difficulties getting the girls to trust rescuers are similar. Many of the girls are dying from HIV AIDS. In India HIV AIDS is now reaching epidemic proportions. In the US HIV AIDS awareness and prevention programs targeting Asian populations are minimal. This film hopefully will draw support for the rescue efforts in Nepal and India. It is also a powerful tool for education and awareness on sexual trafficking here and the need for HIV AIDS awareness and prevention. All the rescuers are worthy of Nobel peace prizes for their work. But I was most struck by the compassion and fearless actions of Anuradha Koirala. These courageous heroines, young and old, are an inspiration to us all.
The documentary was shown Oct 26, 2005 as part of a four hour workshop on Sexual Trafficking – A Minnesota Issue, co-sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Women and Health, the Center for Women, Economic Justice and Public Policy, at the College of St. Catherine in St Paul, Mn. The workshop included panelists from the local rescue efforts in Minnesota such as Breaking Free, the Tubman Family Alliance and Civil Society. For more information contact the Centers of Excellence at 651/690-8847
The rescue work in India offers pointers for what is needed here in the US. In Minnesota there are few transit centers, or hospices. The difficulties getting the girls to trust rescuers are similar. Many of the girls are dying from HIV AIDS. In India HIV AIDS is now reaching epidemic proportions. In the US HIV AIDS awareness and prevention programs targeting Asian populations are minimal. This film hopefully will draw support for the rescue efforts in Nepal and India. It is also a powerful tool for education and awareness on sexual trafficking here and the need for HIV AIDS awareness and prevention. All the rescuers are worthy of Nobel peace prizes for their work. But I was most struck by the compassion and fearless actions of Anuradha Koirala. These courageous heroines, young and old, are an inspiration to us all.
The documentary was shown Oct 26, 2005 as part of a four hour workshop on Sexual Trafficking – A Minnesota Issue, co-sponsored by the Center of Excellence for Women and Health, the Center for Women, Economic Justice and Public Policy, at the College of St. Catherine in St Paul, Mn. The workshop included panelists from the local rescue efforts in Minnesota such as Breaking Free, the Tubman Family Alliance and Civil Society. For more information contact the Centers of Excellence at 651/690-8847
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