Sex Traffic
| Sex Traffic | |
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| Genre | Drama, thriller |
| Written by | Abi Morgan |
| Directed by | David Yates |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Goldsmith |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language(s) | English, Albanian, Italian, Romanian |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David MacLeod Michele Buck Wayne Grigsby |
| Producer(s) | Veronica Castillo Derek Wax |
| Cinematography | Chris Seager |
| Editor(s) | Mark Day |
| Running time | 189 minutes |
| Distributor | Granada Television/Big Motion Pictures/Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for Channel 4 |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBC Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 14 October – 21 October 2004 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sex Traffic is a British-Canadian drama two-part series directed by David Yates, written by Abi Morgan, and produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax. The miniseries is about the trafficking of women and stars Anamaria Marinca and John Simm. It was first shown in the UK and Canada in October 2004.
The TV drama won eight British Academy Television Awards presented at the BAFTAs and four Gemini Awards.
A trafficking ring is discovered by an investigator. He attempts to expose the business which forces young women from Eastern Europe into a life of sexual slavery.
The drama was critically praised. The British Film Institute's Screenonline said: "As in his previous television work, including his adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now which drew parallels between its ruthless Victorian entrepreneur hero and modern media tycoons, and the fine conspiracy thriller, State of Play, director David Yates gives a thrilling and complicated narrative a strong social and political dimension. The brutality of brothel life is tellingly juxtaposed with the ethics of Boston business, which is lavish with its charity while turning a knowingly blind eye to corruption... [Sex Traffic] is impeccably photographed, edited and scored."
The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Sex Traffic is brutally honest in its treatment of a distressing subject, but it's this very honesty that makes it such a vital drama... it does indeed go to the heart of the audience and its dark images stay with you for a long, long time. Difficult viewing, yes, but essential."
Empire said the drama was a "courageous, shocking piece of work", while The Guardian called it "a gripping thriller".
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