Sold

This film tore my heart to pieces. The horrifying reality of trafficking, the business that is hard to stop because of enormous profits and governments involved, male violence, subordination of women, treating women as some disposable objects... I really don't believe fathers in Nepal or Afghanistan or wherever else are unaware where their daughers go after they took money for them... They just don't give an eff. And that's the most enraging thing for me, such people do nor have the right to reproduce.

I am sure the real story is ten times more brutal than depicted in this film. We in the so called civilised west could not take the real story it would be too brutal. This happens all the time and also happens in the west but it is hidden even more.

A movie that give us a glimpse of the red-light district and child trafficking. We are shown how the will of the young girls are broken down to make them prostitutes. They are caged in, made sevservient and are taught that for any inconvenience they create for others will lead them to beating or fatal death. Red-light districts hide the attrocities in name and everyone know what goes on there; but noone is able to do anything because it is well protected by goons and the system itself. Even when raids are conducted ,they already get the whim and are able move out the prostitutes to a different location. The movie show the entire process and makes you think hard about the unfair and difficult life the womens and kids get there.

I flew for a major airline for 35 years, I am now 79 years old. As in the Johnny Cash song, I have been everywhere, well most everywhere. One of our destinations was Bombay, India now known as Mumbai. In the early 1970's, I was able to fly there with my seniority as a copilot. Bombay was full of interesting things to visit and see. The red light district was known as "The Cages", You could walk one of the major streets which bordered The Cages. I knew what the business was that was going on inside but I never understood the reality of the business until I saw the movie "SOLD". I am so happy that some people made this movie and that I was able to see it before I am no longer around. Thank You for the movie.

What worked: terrific screenplay; raw, crisp and disturbing based on the real life event . The movie is shown from the eye of a girl. It's sad and haunting story, exploring details of what it is like being inside a red light district . What did not work: although the production is from Hollywood, it would have been better if they had used Nepali language for Nepal and Hindi for India. The movie somehow loses its authenticity because of the use of English language Final verdict: Recommended