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| Katy Dobey |
We asked Katy Dobey, EIL's Development Education Committee member, to suggest us few movies on Human Trafficking.
Katy's recommendations are:
Born into Brothels, an Academy Award winner for Best Feature Documentary. It tells the story of several children in the red light district of Kolkata. Acclaimed photographer, Zana Briski is a documentary photographer. While working in Sonagachi, Kolkata, she befriended a group of children, who were intrigued by her photography equipment. Briski started giving the children lessons in photography. Each child is given a camera. The documentary follows the children running around their community, taking photos of everything they see. The hardship of their lives is revealed through their pictures. They offer a unique glimpse of life in Kolkata's Red Light District. Born into Brothels is a striking look at prostitution, sex trafficking and the life of children born into brothels.
Born into Brothels was screened during the EIL Network Weekend. EIL members said about it "Excellent", "I really enjoyed the film", "Very informative", "A real eye opener."
Lylia 4-ever is a Swedish film. The story is loosely based on a true story. It reveals the brutality of human trafficking and sexual slavery. In the former Soviet Union, sixteen year old Lilya is abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself. The sex trade is exposed as her only way of making money. Lilya rejects this business, but later deceived by a man who offers her an escape from this desperate situation. She finds herself locked into prostitution. Lilya 4-ever is an unremittingly brutal and realistic story of a teenager's downward spiral. The film offers a stark, frank and disturbing vision of the underground sex trade. It uncovers the realism of abject poverty and the abuse of children.
For other interesting movies on Human Trafficking visit 10 Movies to watch.
