Registered: Feb 2005
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Did anyone watch Human Trafficking on CityTv?
It was truly heartbreaking.
Here is some more info on the movie.
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(A two-part mini-series based on the thousands of true cases in the underground Sex Trade) Academy award winner Mira Sorvino plys Kate Morozov, a New York City Police Officer whose investigation into the deaths of a string of young Eastern European woman, leads her to seek an assignment in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement branch of the Department of Homeland Security. Emmy Award Winner Donald Sutherland plays her commanding officer who teams with Kate to expose a billiion dollar sex trafficking ring. Various clues and unsolved crimes lead Kate to the chief suspect, a slick new Russian businessman who uses modeling and dating service agencies as money-laundering fronts for his global prostitution ring. (Filmed in Montreal, Canada). 2005 (14+) (CC)
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Jan-03-2006 04:51
Cosmic Fur
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Mississauga, Canada
I did. An awesome movie. Although towards the end of the movie it had those cliched Hollywood sentimental scenes (like when they were up on the rooftop ). Crazy stuff.
At the end, what exactly did Helena see though that made her run outside?
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Jan-03-2006 04:56
DigiNut
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If you think the trafficking shown in a movie is bad, have a read about our immigration minister Joe Volpe, who thinks the best approach to this situation is to legalize those illegal workers (yes, it happens in Canada too). If memory serves, he also spearheaded a policy whereby strippers travelling to Canada would have to submit nude pictures before they could be let in.
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Jan-03-2006 04:58
Cosmic Fur
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Does this have to turn into a politics thread?
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Jan-03-2006 05:00
DigiNut
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I hardly think that's partisan politics... why get misty-eyed over a movie when this type of thing is happening in real life?
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Jan-03-2006 05:02
Misanthrope
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Originally posted by DigiNut
I hardly think that's partisan politics... why get misty-eyed over a movie when this type of thing is happening in real life?
No shit sherlock, that's why I wanted to bring attention to this movie - so more awareness would be spread.
Jan-03-2006 05:03
DigiNut
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Originally posted by beatjunkie
No shit sherlock, that's why I wanted to bring attention to this movie - so more awareness would be spread.
OK, so why snap at me? I was just responding to someone else's "politics" retort. It's a very political issue that hasn't been brought up on this forum before - does the discussion have to be limited specifically to the movie itself?
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Jan-03-2006 05:06
Cosmic Fur
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Mississauga, Canada
I'm not getting misty eyed - the movie wasn't actually sad. I'm just sick of politics. To tell the truth, I just want this election campaign to be over so I can vote Conservative, and hope they win so that Jayx1 will shut up for just a little while.
Anyway, Mira Sorvino is getting too much credit for her acting - the woman who plays Helena appeared a LOT more, and hell, the actresses' name isn't mentioned anywhere. Same with David Sutherland. He acted so little it could be considered a cameo.
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Jan-03-2006 05:07
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i agree with diginut. You wanted to raise awareness in this thread. Politicians are the ones that make ultimately make the changes based on pressure from the public. So it's up to us to vote in the politicians who will listen to our point of view the most.
People here dont realize what other people in other parts of the world do. That politics affects every aspect of our entire lives whether we like it or not. This is why election day is the most important day on the calendar.
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Jan-03-2006 05:11
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Location: Toronto
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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Anyway, Mira Sorvino is getting too much credit for her acting - the woman who plays Helena appeared a LOT more, and hell, the actresses' name isn't mentioned anywhere.
Word.
I saw a MovieTelevision clip on her, it's some chick from Montreal. Decent tv movie though.
Jan-03-2006 05:14
Misanthrope
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Yeah Cosmic fur, I would like to see what happens next.
I totally agree with you about the Miro comment.
Jan-03-2006 05:19
Misanthrope
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